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Franche-Comté

American  
[frahnsh-kawn-tey] / frɑ̃ʃ kɔ̃ˈteɪ /

noun

  1. a former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.


Franche-Comté British  
/ frɑ̃ʃkɔ̃te /

noun

  1. a region of E France, covering the Jura and the low country east of the Saône: part of the Kingdom of Burgundy (6th century ad –1137); autonomous as the Free County of Burgundy (1137–1384); under Burgundian rule again (1384–1477) and Hapsburg rule (1493–1674); annexed by France (1678)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 2009, three patients with no history of heart disease had to be resuscitated at the Franche-Comté Polyclinic during minor operations.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

One of them, Simon Kimber, a physicist then at the University of Burgundy Franche-Comté in France, was immediately concerned and requested a retraction.

From Scientific American • Jul. 26, 2023

France gained several towns and a region called Franche-Comté.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

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From History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 by Green, John Richard

In his twenty-two years upon the throne he had added to the crown Artois, Burgundy, the northern parts of Picardy, Anjou, Franche-Comté, Provence, and Roussillon.

From The Justice of the King by Drummond, Hamilton

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