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modern girl

modern girl noun: a Japanese woman who followed westernized fashions and lifestyles in the period after World War I.

modern girl: a Japanese woman who followed westernized fashions and lifestyles in the period after World War I
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Noun

modern girl (plural modern girls)

  1. (historical) A Japanese woman who followed westernized fashions and lifestyles in the period after World War I.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see modern, girl.
    Synonyms:
    moga

Synonyms of modern girl

Forms of modern girl

pluralmodern girls

Questions about modern girl

What does modern girl mean?
Modern girl means a Japanese woman who followed westernized fashions and lifestyles in the period after World War I.
What part of speech is modern girl?
Modern girl is a noun.
What is the plural of modern girl?
The plural of modern girl is modern girls.

Words near modern girl in the dictionary

  1. Modern Defense
  2. Modern English
  3. modern era
  4. Modern French
  5. Modern Game
  6. modern girl
  7. modern girls
  8. modern greats
  9. Modern Greek
  10. Modern Gutnish
  11. modern history

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