English Explanatory Dictionary

Franconian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to Franconia (region in Bavaria) or its inhabitants.
  2. Of or relating to Franconian (dialects descending from Old Frankish, see proper noun below).
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of Franconia.
name
  1. A marker for a number of West Germanic languages and dialects spoken in the former core of the Frankish empire: Low Countries (the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg), central-western Germany, and Franconia.
  2. An age from 496.8 to 492.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cambrian.

Pronunciation

/fɹæŋˈkəʊ.nɪ.ən/ /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.njən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Franconian.wav

Word forms

Franconian Franconians

Etymology

From Franconia + -an.

Related words

East Franconian Low Franconian Middle Franconian Central Franconian Old Franconian Rhine Franconian Rhenish Franconian Upper Franconian
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