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cis-woman

cis-woman is the alternative spelling of cis woman.

Meaning of cis woman

Noun

cis woman (plural cis women)

  1. A cisgender woman.
    • Not only do people harass and attack transwomen for being who they are: transwomen also face scrutiny from both ciswomen and cismen over “what” they are.2010, Holly Kearl, Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 57

Forms of cis-woman

pluralcis-women

Questions about cis-woman

What is cis-woman the alternative spelling of?
Cis-woman is the alternative spelling of cis woman.

Words near cis-woman in the dictionary

  1. cis-ters
  2. cis-trans
  3. cis-trans isomer
  4. cis-trans isomerism
  5. cis-trans isomers
  6. cis-woman
  7. cis-women
  8. CISA
  9. cisacting
  10. cisalpine
  11. Cisalpine Gaul

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