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Franconian

[ frang-koh-nee-uhn, -kohn-yuhn, fran- ]

noun

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


adjective

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

Franconian

/ 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
“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


adjective

  1. of or relating to Franconia, the Franks, or their languages
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Franconian1

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

A beer in my favorite mug is a reminder of Franconian bierkellers, while a cricketer’s grin on a koozie summons the intensity of Australian sunshine.

And the gay Franconian reached up and pulled a stray tag of Boris's jerkin, which hung down his back.

A great tournament at the court of the lords of Trimberg, the Franconian town on the Saale!

Carl's successors in Germany, the Saxon and Franconian emperors, continued the work.

In our Franconian village the gooseherd was a little boy, vastly proud of his job.

Germany, then, decimated and desolate, was so depopulated that the Franconian Estates legalized bigamy.

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