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98,912 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

JRI
noun, masculine
VJ (video journalist)
JSP
phrase
abbreviation of je ne sais pas (“I don't know”)
JT
noun, masculine
initialism of journal télévisé (newsbreak)
Jablines
proper noun
Jablines (a small commune of Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France)
Jabreilles-les-Bordes
proper noun
a very small commune in the Haute-Vienne department of Limousin
Jabrun
proper noun
a very small commune in the Cantal department of Auvergne
Jackson
proper noun
a surname from English; A placename.
Jacmel
proper noun
Jacmel (a port town, commune, and capital of Sud-Est department, Haiti)
Jacob
proper noun
Jacob (biblical figure); a male given name
Jacobien
noun, masculine
resident or native of Saint-Jacques-d’Aliermont
Jacotte
proper noun
a female given name from Norman
Jacou
proper noun
a small town and commune of Hérault department, Occitania, France
Jacoumard
noun, masculine
resident or native of Jacou
Jacque
proper noun
a surname
Jacqueline
proper noun
a female given name, masculine equivalent Jacques
Jacques
proper noun
a male given name, the French equivalent of James and Jacob, and formerly used as a generic name for peasants; James (biblical character); James (book of the Bible); a surname originating as a patronymic
Jacques a dit
noun, masculine
Simon says (children's game)
Jacrot
proper noun
a surname
Jade
proper noun
a female given name from the noun jade, popular in the 2000s
Jaffrelot
proper noun
a surname
Jalabert
proper noun
a French surname
Jamaïcain
noun, masculine
Jamaican, inhabitant or native of Jamaica
Jamaïque
proper noun
Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)
Jamblique
proper noun
Iamblichus
Jambrès
proper noun
Jambres (Biblical magician)
James
proper noun
a male given name
Jamésie
proper noun
Jamésie (a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada)
Janequin
proper noun
a surname from Dutch
Janicot
proper noun
A toponym in Montjoi, Tarn-et-Garonne
Janicule
noun, masculine
Janiculum (a hill in western Rome, Italy)
Janine
proper noun
a female given name, a variant of Jeannine popular in mid-twentieth century
Jankélévitch
proper noun
a surname from Russian
Jannequin
proper noun
a surname from Dutch
Jannès
proper noun
Jannes (Biblical magician)
Janzé
proper noun
Janzé (a town in Ille-et-Vilaine department, Brittany, France)
Jaouad
proper noun
a surname, Jawad, from Arabic; a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Jawad
Japanimation
noun, feminine
alternative letter-case form of japanimation
Japhet
proper noun
Japheth (Biblical character)
Japon
proper noun
Japan (a country in East Asia)
Japonais
noun, masculine
resident or native of Japan; Japanese person (male or of unspecified gender)
Jarnac
proper noun
Jarnac (a town in Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France); a surname
Jasmin
proper noun
a male given name, a rare masculine form of Jasmine
Jasmine
proper noun
a female given name of modern usage, equivalent to English Jasmine
Jason
proper noun
a male given name, equivalent to English Jason
Jaurès
proper noun
a surname from Occitan; Jaurès (politician)
Java
proper noun
Java (Island)
Java
proper noun
Java (programming language)
Javanais
noun, masculine
Javanese (resident or native of Java)
Javel
proper noun
Javel (a neighbourhood of Paris, France)
Javier
proper noun
a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Basque], variant of Xavier, equivalent to English Xavier
Jawa
noun, masculine
a fictional small humanoid race living on the fictional planet Tatooine in the franchise Star Wars
JcE
noun, masculine
abbreviation of joueur contre l'environnement
JcJ
noun, masculine
abbreviation of joueur contre joueur
Jean
proper noun
John (biblical character).; John (book of the Bible).; a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John, traditionally very popular in France, also common as the first part of hyphenated given names; a surname originating as a patronymic
Jean Dupont
proper noun
Joe Bloggs, Joe Blow, Joe Average
Jean Lafitte
proper noun
Jean Lafitte: a town in Jefferson parish, Louisiana, United States
Jean-André
proper noun
a male given name, a popular combination of Jean and André
Jean-Antoine
proper noun
a male given name, a popular combination of Jean and Antoine
Jean-Baptiste
proper noun
John the Baptist (biblical character); a male given name; a surname
Jean-Bernard
proper noun
a male given name, a popular combination of Jean and Bernard