Franche-Comté

American  

[frahnsh-kawn-tey] / frɑ̃ʃ kɔ̃ˈteɪ /

noun

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

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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)

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Franche-Comté

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

Cancoillotte, Cancaillotte, Canquoillotte, Quincoillotte, Cancoiade, Fromagère, Tempête and "Purée" de fromage tres fort Franche-Comté, France Soft; sour milk; sharp and aromatic; with added eggs and butter and sometimes brandy or dry white wine.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton

The most famous is made in the Jura, and another is called Comté from its origin in Franche-Comté.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton