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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

III. French2 BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: frencisc, from Latin Franca 'Frank'; ⇨ ↑frank1]
1. the French [plural] people from France
2. [uncountable] the language used in France, and some other countries:
How do you ask for directions in French?
3. pardon/excuse my French spoken used to say sorry for swearing

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

noun
the language of France and some other countries 
Word Origin:

[French] Old English Frencisc, of Germanic origin.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

French     / frentʃ /   noun   [ U ]   
  
  the language that people speak in France, Belgium, parts of Canada and other countries 
  the French     [ plural ] 
        the people of France 

 
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Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

French

2French noun
1 [noncount] : the language of the French people
• learned to speak French
2 the French : the people of France : French people
• the customs of the French
pardon my French