Francia

[frahn-see-uh; Spanish frahn-syah]

noun

Jo·sé Gas·par Ro·drí·guez de [haw-se gahs-pahr raw-th ree-ges th e] /hɔˈsɛ gɑsˈpɑr rɔˈðri gɛs ðɛ/, El Supremo, 1766–1840, Paraguayan political leader: dictator 1814–40.

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Francia, of Paraguay, nodded amusedly to Bell as their eyes met.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
Various
Francia seemed to debate some matter of no great importance.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930
Various
Francia, architecture of the Renaissance style, i. 103; finish of, iii.
Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5)
John Ruskin
It is said to have been modelled on Petrarchs handwriting and executed by Francia.
Venice and its Story
Thomas Okey
There is no instruction to be had in Aquitaine, and but little in Francia.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)
Henry Osborn Taylor