Franconian

English

Etymology

Franconia +‎ -an

Adjective

Franconian (not comparable)

Relating to the Franks or their empire; Frankish.

Synonyms

Frankish

Related terms

Frankian/Francian

Translations

relating to the Franks or their empire, Frankish

French: franconien (fr) m, franc (fr) m, franque (fr) f, francique (fr) m or f

German: fränkisch (de)

Proper noun

Franconian

A linguistic marker for a number of West Germanic languages and dialects spoken in the former core of the Frankish Empire: the Low Countries (The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) and western Germany. Within these groups there are a number of well known languages and dialects, such as Dutch and Afrikaans but also the Pennsylvania German language spoken in North America.

Anagrams

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