Franconian

American  

[frang-koh-nee-uhn, -kohn-yuhn, fran-] / fræŋˈkoʊ ni ən, -ˈkoʊn yən, fræn- /

noun

1. a group of West Germanic dialects or languages, consisting of Frankish and the dialects descended from Frankish.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Franconia.

2. of or relating to Franconian.

Franconian British  

/ fræŋˈkəʊnɪən /

noun

1. a group of medieval Germanic dialects spoken by the Franks in an area from N Bavaria and Alsace to the mouth of the Rhine. Low Franconian developed into Dutch, while Upper Franconian contributed to High German, of which it remains a recognizable dialect See also Old Low German Old High German Frankish

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adjective

1. of or relating to Franconia, the Franks, or their languages

Etymology

Origin of Franconian

First recorded in 1795–1805; Franconi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

The researchers from Heidelberg and Karlsruhe studied a stalagmite -- a dripstone that grows upward from the floor of a cave -- from the "Kleine Teufelshöhle" in Franconian Switzerland.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024

He was born to a prominent bourgeois family of Franconian heritage near the city of Gera, but grew up in Weissenfels, after his father inherited a prosperous inn from his own father.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2020

On the other side of the Bamberg railway station, this neighborhood bar is a good place to get a taste of Franconian beer brewed outside Bamberg.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2016

Franconian role of the day: "General Hospital" is getting its third dose of "Franco," the dangerous, handsome artist played by ...

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2011

In the Franconian bishoprics on the Rhine, in Munsterland, an aristocracy established themselves, who, according to the bitter judgment of contemporaries, did not display very valuable qualities.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav