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
1 American
[frang-koh, frahng-kaw]
/ ˈfræŋ koʊ, ˈfrɑŋ kɔ /
noun
Franco-
2
American
Franco
1
British
/ ˈfraŋko, ˈfræŋkəʊ /
noun
Franco-
2
British
/ ˈfræŋkəʊ- /
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Franco-
< Medieval Latin Franc ( us ) a Frank, a Frenchman + -o-
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Franco was still alive, I was living in a dictatorship, so all those dreams were kind of absurd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Silver Lake has also been home to several celebrities over the years, including actress Olivia Wilde, actor James Franco, and comedian Fred Armisen.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
As he approached, Trujillo accidentally kicked over a glass of water on the marble floor, but Franco and his wife didn’t stir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
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
What mattered was that Father Franco knew something.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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
It was not, however, until after the unification of Germany, following the Franco- Prussian War, and the creation of Imperial Germany under the directive guidance of Bismarck, that any real change took place.
From The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization by Ellwood Patterson Cubberley
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