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Franco
1[frang-koh, frahng-kaw]
noun
Francisco, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco-BahamondeEl Caudillo, 1892–1975, Spanish military leader and dictator: chief of state 1939–47; regent of the kingdom of Spain 1947–75.
Franco-
2a combining form representing French or France:
Francophile; Franco-Prussian.
Franco
1/ ˈfraŋko, ˈfræŋkəʊ /
noun
Francisco (franˈθisko), called el Caudillo. 1892–1975, Spanish general and statesman; head of state (1939–1975). He was commander-in-chief of the Falangists in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), defeating the republican government and establishing a dictatorship (1939). He kept Spain neutral in World War II
Franco-
2/ ˈfræŋkəʊ- /
combining form
indicating France or French
Franco-Prussian
Other Word Forms
- Francoism noun
- Francoist noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of Franco1
Example Sentences
Spain had just emerged from a decades-long dictatorship that ended with the death of General Francisco Franco in 1975, and consumers were hungry for more modern clothes.
It combats what Dr Franco calls "relational loneliness" - the loss of deeper platonic bonds needed for healthy human connection.
Franco had denied murder but was found guilty by a jury on Thursday, following a six-day trial at Leeds Crown Court.
A mystery has lingered for the 15 years since Hermilio Franco, a small-time actor and nightclub owner, was gunned down in the bedroom of his Downey home.
During the trial, which lasted six days, the jury heard how Franco was walking with his then-girlfriend on the afternoon of 3 April.
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