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Franklin

//ˈfɹæŋklɪn// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the nickname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A surname transferred from the nickname.; Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A male given name transferred from the surname, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A municipality of Quebec, Canada. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A town and river in Tasmania. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    An unrecognized proposed state in modern eastern Tennessee, United States. Capital: Greeneville. countable, historical, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Macon County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Izard County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
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    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Merced County, California. countable, uncountable
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    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in New London County, Connecticut. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city, the county seat of Heard County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
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    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Franklin County, Idaho. countable, uncountable
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    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Morgan County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Lee County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Crawford County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas countable, uncountable
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    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Hancock County, Maine. countable, uncountable
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. countable, uncountable
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    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Southfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Renville County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  23. 28
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Howard County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  24. 29
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city, the county seat of Franklin County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
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    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. countable, uncountable
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    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Sussex County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Franklin County, New York. countable, uncountable
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town and village in Delaware County, New York. countable, uncountable
  29. 34
    A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
  30. 35
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Warren County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  31. 36
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Venango County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  32. 37
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  33. 38
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
  34. 39
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  35. 40
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Franklin County, Vermont. countable, uncountable
  36. 41
    A number of places in the United States:; An independent city in Hampton Roads, Virginia. countable, uncountable
  37. 42
    A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  38. 43
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; a suburb of Milwaukee. countable, uncountable
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town and unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  40. 45
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  42. 47
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  43. 48
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  44. 49
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  45. 50
    A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, including in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, listed under Franklin Township. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin. US, informal

    "That night, I bought a stack of spirit money. In U.S. currency, of course. I would make it rain Franklins in the spirit world."

  2. 2
    A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry. historical
  3. 3
    a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth wordnet
  4. 4
    A Franklin half dollar.
  5. 5
    A member of the Franklin society, a social club at Whittier College founded in 1921.

    "Nixon beat a Franklin for student body president. [He had] learned that being hated by the right people was no impediment to political success."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), see franklin. The place names are mostly named after American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790).

Etymology 2

From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), see franklin. The place names are mostly named after American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790).

Etymology 3

From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), from Anglo-Norman fraunclein (“a landowner of free, but not noble birth”), from Old French fraunc (“free”), from Frankish *Frankō (“Frank”, literally “freeman”) + Old French -lein (“-ling”), from Frankish *-ling (“-ling”). More at frank, -ling.

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