Francesca
Americannoun
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Piero della Piero dei Franceschi, c1420–92, Italian painter.
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Also Francisca a female given name, form of Frances.
noun
Example Sentences
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He will perform alongside Silent Witness actress Francesca Mills, who will play the title role, and Waterloo Road star Jill Halfpenny, who will play Mari Hoff.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Lancaster University researcher Francesca Jackson has been trawling through the archives to see the impact of such state visits.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
A third ship, the Francesca, a boxship owned by Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping, came under attack while waiting to cross into the Gulf of Oman, one of the people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
They identified the vessels as the Panama-flagged container ship MSC Francesca and the Liberia-flagged Epaminondas.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
“That tree,” Francesca said to Sandy, who was taking notes on a little pad.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
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