Franconian

American  

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

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Franconian

Twenty-three kellers, countless chestnut trees, dozens of beers: The Kellerwald is the apotheosis of Franconian beer culture.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022

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

Beyond the canopy of trees, there are Bamberg’s red-tiled rooftops, with spires here and there, and farther afield, the hills of Franconian Switzerland.

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

The poets and minstrels of the Middle Ages wrote in Suabian; other popular works were in low-Saxon, Franconian or Alsatian.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Bayard Taylor