Franconia

//fɹæŋˈkəʊ̯.nɪ.ə// name

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  1. 1
    A cultural region and former duchy in Germany, comprising the northern area of modern Bavaria and lands to its immediate west.

    "Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons..."

Example

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"Lower Franconia is located in Bavaria in Germany."

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Franconia, from Francō (“Frank”), from Frankish *Frankō (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô.

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