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10 Language-to-English DictionariesProfessional Woman
/prəˈfɛʃənl ˈwʊmən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A woman who is engaged in a profession, especially one that requires advanced education or training.
"As a professional woman, she balances her career and personal life with remarkable skill." - 2
A term often used to highlight the achievements and roles of women in various professional fields.
"The conference celebrated the contributions of professional women in technology."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'professional' originates from the Latin 'professio', meaning 'public declaration', which evolved to denote a vocation requiring specialized education. 'Woman' comes from Old English 'wīfmann', where 'wīf' means 'woman' and 'mann' means 'person'. Together, they signify a female engaged in a recognized profession.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Professional Woman" is said worldwide
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femme professionnelle
Transliteration: fam pro-fes-sion-el
"Elle est une femme professionnelle dans le domaine de la finance."
berufstätige Frau
Transliteration: be-roof-stä-ti-ge Frau
"Sie ist eine berufstätige Frau in der Technik."
donna professionista
Transliteration: don-na pro-fe-sio-nis-ta
"È una donna professionista nel settore medico."
mujer profesional
Transliteration: moo-her pro-fe-sio-nal
"Ella es una mujer profesional en el campo de la educación."
mulher profissional
Transliteration: moo-lher pro-fe-sio-nal
"Ela é uma mulher profissional na área de negócios."
पेशेवर महिला
Transliteration: peshevar mahila
"वह एक पेशेवर महिला है जो विज्ञान के क्षेत्र में काम करती है।"
职业女性
Transliteration: zhí yè nǚ xìng
"她是一位在法律领域工作的职业女性。"
전문 여성
Transliteration: jeonmun yeoseong
"그녀는 전문 여성으로서 경영 분야에서 일하고 있습니다."
プロフェッショナルな女性
Transliteration: purofesshonaru na josei
"彼女はプロフェッショナルな女性として働いています。"
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