Franconian

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Adjective

Franconian (not comparable)

1. Relating to the Franks or their empire; Frankish.

Synonyms

• Frankish

Related terms

• Frankian/Francian

Translations

• French: franconien, franc, franque, francique
• German: fränkisch

Proper noun

1. 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.

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