Franconia

See also: Francónia, Francònia, and Francônia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Franconia, from Francō (“Frank”), from Frankish *Frankō (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɹæŋˈkəʊ̯.nɪ.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɹæŋˈkoʊ̯.ni.ə/, /fɹæŋˈkoʊ̯.njə/

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• Rhymes: -əʊniə
• Hyphenation: Fran‧co‧ni‧a, Fran‧con‧ia

Proper noun

Franconia

2. A cultural region and former duchy in 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”, in History of the German Empire, volume XXIX, page 2:

     Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons...

Derived terms

• Franconian
• Franconia Notch
• Lower Franconia
• Middle Franconia
• Upper Franconia

Translations

region of Germany

• Arabic: فْرَانْكُونِيَا f (frankūniyā), فْرَنْكُونِيَا f (frankūniyā)
• Catalan: Francònia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 弗蘭肯 / 弗兰肯 (Fúlánkěn)

• Danish: Franken (da) n
• Dutch: Franken (nl) n
• Finnish: Franken
• French: Franconie (fr) f
• Georgian: ფრანკონია (pranḳonia)
• German: Franken (de)

  Alemannic German: Franke

  Bavarian: Frankn, Frangn

• Greek: Φραγκονία f (Fragkonía)
• Hungarian: Frankföld
• Irish: an Fhrancóin f
• Italian: Franconia (it) f
• Marathi: फ्रँकोनिया (phrĕṅkoniyā), फ्रांकेन (phrāṅken)
• Polish: Frankonia (pl) f
• Portuguese:

  Brazilian Portuguese: Francônia f

  European Portuguese: Francónia f

• Russian: Франко́ния (ru) f (Frankónija)
• Spanish: Franconia f
• Swedish: Franken (sv) n
• Welsh: Ffranconia f

Latin

Etymology

From Francō (“Frank”)

Proper noun

Franconia f sg (genitive Franconiae); first declension (Medieval Latin)

1. Franconia (region of modern Germany)