Frankland

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The land or realm of the Franks. archaic, countable, historical, uncountable

    "It fell above all on Northern Frankland, and soon the Scheldt, the Meuse, and the Rhine were full of pirate squadrons."

  2. 2
    France. countable, rare, uncountable
  3. 3
    A surname from Middle English. countable, uncountable

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franciafrankia

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"It fell above all on Northern Frankland, and soon the Scheldt, the Meuse, and the Rhine were full of pirate squadrons."

Etymology

From Middle English Fronc-lond, from Old English Francland (“Land of the Franks, France”). Cognate with Icelandic Frakkland (“France”). Frank + land.

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