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  Franco

  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-
  Franco-

  a combining form representing French or France:

Franco

¹ American  

[frang-koh, frahng-kaw] / ˈfræŋ koʊ, ˈfrɑŋ kɔ /

noun

1. 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.

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Franco- ² American  

1. a combining form representing French or France:

   Francophile; Franco-Prussian.

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Franco ¹ British  

/ ˈfraŋko, ˈfræŋkəʊ /

noun

1. 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

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Franco- ² British  

/ ˈfræŋkəʊ- /

combining form

1. indicating France or French

   Franco-Prussian

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Other Word Forms

• Francoism
  noun
• Francoist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Franco-

< Medieval Latin Franc ( us ) a Frank, a Frenchman + -o-

Example Sentences

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Franco Franco-

The border was closed by Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in 1969 after Gibraltar voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to remain British.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

The exiled king found an unlikely guardian in Gen. Francisco Franco, who allowed him to settle in Spain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Norris' team-mate Oscar Piastri dropped to the back after being involved in a first-lap incident and recovered to 11th, behind the Audi of Gabriel Bortoleto and Alpine's Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Others, like Pitchbook’s Franco Granda, have warned that investors should be skeptical of SpaceX’s timelines.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

Shahira hops into her robot a breath behind Asher, and then Franco, the Andromedans’ Architect, follows suit.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

In 1627, Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to King Louis XIII, provided a spiritual justification for Franco- Indian partnerships in the Ordonnance of 1627.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

France would at last get even for the Franco- Prussian War.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

The monument, erected in 1941 to commemorate the Franco- Thai War, is a major traffic intersection northeast of the city center, and a stop on Bangkok’s elevated railway network known as the skytrain.

From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 6, 2011

No details of these conferences were given, but it was reported that the foundations of Franco- Czech military and commercial accord were laid.

From Time Magazine Archive

The old International had considerable success in France before the Franco- Prussian War; indeed, in 1869, it is estimated to have had a French membership of a quarter of a million.

From Proposed Roads to Freedom by Russell, Bertrand