Franconia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin Franconia, from Francus (“Frank”), from Frankish *frankō (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɹæŋˈkəʊ.ni.ə/, /fɹæŋˈkəʊ.njə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.ni.ə/, /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.njə/
- Rhymes: -əʊniə
Proper noun[edit]
Franconia
- (geography, historical) A historic region of Germany comprising the northern area of modern Bavaria and lands to its immediate west.
- 1759, George Sale et al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, volume XXIX: History of the German Empire, page 2:
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
region of Germany
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