Franconian

//fɹæŋˈkəʊ.nɪ.ən// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A native or inhabitant of Franconia.

Adjective

1
Of or relating to Franconia (region in Bavaria) or its inhabitants. not-comparable
2
Of or relating to Franconian (dialects descending from Old Frankish, see proper noun below). not-comparable
"107. THE LOW FRANCONIAN.—This was spoken on the lower Rhine. The oldest monument in it is the so-called Malberg (i.e. mahal-berg 'mount of justice') Gloss, i.e. Franconian vocables entered as glosses into the Salic Code of Law written in Latin."

Proper Noun

1
A marker for a number of West Germanic languages and dialects spoken in the former core of the Frankish empire: Low Countries (the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg), central-western Germany, and Franconia.

Synonyms

Example

"Dutch is a Low Franconian language."

Etymology

From Franconia + -an.

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