English Explanatory Dictionary

Franconia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A cultural region and former duchy in Germany, comprising the northern area of modern Bavaria and lands to its immediate west.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Chisago County, Minnesota.
  4. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  5. A ghost town in Putnam County, Ohio.
  6. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  7. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Pronunciation

/fɹæŋˈkəʊ̯.nɪ.ə/ /fɹæŋˈkoʊ̯.ni.ə/ /fɹæŋˈkoʊ̯.njə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Franconia.wav

Word forms

Franconia

Etymology

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

Derived words

Franconian Franconia Notch Lower Franconia Middle Franconia Upper Franconia
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