What does "france" mean?
A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.
France
/fɹæns/ name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.
- Grammar: france is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: congress, francophone community, french mainland, french nation.
- Useful contrasts: Overseas France, non French.
- Usage evidence: It is inevitable that I go to France someday, I just don't know when.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris. uncountable, usually
"For a long time the dormouse and polecat had seemed to him overfeeble enemies for his restless valour, even as the granary floor seemed to afford too narrow a field. Every day he read the papers of the previous day in the servants' hall of the houses he visited, and it appeared to him that this war in America, which was hailed as the awakening of the spirit of liberty and justice in the New World, ought to produce a revolution in France."
- 2 A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.; In particular, metropolitan France, the part of France which is in Europe. uncountable, usually
"La1ere of June 6, 2018 published a report containing the official discourse […] on the use of mules and swallowers to smuggle cocaine from French Guiana to France."
- 3 A surname from French, famously held by— uncountable, usually
"He had a 0.13 GPA and was still in ninth grade. With a class rank of 62 out of 120, he was being promoted through the course levels, which led France to believe everything was fine when it wasn’t."
- 4 A surname from French, famously held by—; Anatole France, a French poet, journalist, and novelist. uncountable, usually
- 5 Alternative form of Frances; A female given name; feminine of Francis. alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
Overseas Francenon French
Example
"It is inevitable that I go to France someday, I just don't know when."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "france"?
Common synonyms include: congress, francophone community, french mainland, french nation, french republic, lower house.
How do you use "france" in a sentence?
It is inevitable that I go to France someday, I just don't know when.
How do you pronounce "france"?
Pronounced /fɹæns/.
Etymology
From Middle English France, from Old French France, from Latin Francia, from Francī, the name of a Germanic tribe, of unclear (but Proto-Germanic) origin. Believed to be most likely from Frankish *Frankō (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preng- (“pole, stalk”). Compare Frank. Displaced native Old English Francland (see modern Frankland).