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Franconia

American  
[frang-koh-nee-uh, -kohn-yuh, fran-] / fræŋˈkoʊ ni ə, -ˈkoʊn jə, fræn- /

noun

  1. a medieval duchy in Germany, largely in the valley of the Main River.


Franconia British  
/ fræŋˈkəʊnɪə /

noun

  1. a medieval duchy of Germany, inhabited by the Franks from the 7th century, now chiefly in Bavaria, Hesse, and Baden-Württemberg

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 2021, for example, he broke his thumb after aggressively ripping off his shirt in the clubhouse, former Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Franconia told reporters at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2024

The mother was part of a Massachusetts family of five visiting Franconia Falls in Lincoln along with a friend on Tuesday afternoon, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023

The stakes were high: The state was mulling a northern extension of Interstate 93 through Franconia Notch and needed to know if the Old Man could survive the blasting the project would entail.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

B. maeuseri is currently on display at the Bamberg Natural History Museum in Upper Franconia, Germany.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2023

Like the stadium, most were being clad with natural stone, all of it German—more limestone from Franconia, basalt from the Eifel hills, granite and marble from Silesia, travertine from Thuringia, porphyry from Saxony.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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