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France en · PROPN

Pronunciation

/fɹɑːns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(Southern-England) audio
/fɾans/ (Scotland)
/fɹans/ (Northern-England)
/fɹæns/ (US)
(US) audio

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”). Compare Frank. Displaced native Old English Francland (see modern Frankland).

Meanings

(uncountable, usually) A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.
- 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. 1837, George Sand, translated by Stanley Young, Mauprat, Cassandra Editions, published 1977, →ISBN, page 237:
- Hollande told cheering supporters in his rural fiefdom of Corrèze in south-west France that he was best-placed to lead France towards change, saying the vote marked a "rejection" of Sarkozy and a "sanction" against his five years in office. 2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in The Guardian:
- Although scholars have offered different chronologies and causalities for the move toward modernity, most have resolved the paradox of the two Frances by placing them in sequence: "diverse France gave way over time as modern centralized France gathered force." 1998, Shanny Peer, France on Display: Peasants, Provincials, and Folklore, →ISBN, page 2:
(uncountable, usually) 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.
- 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. 2020 October 3, Daurius Figueira, Transnational Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking in the Second Decade of the 21st Century […] , AHTLE FIGUEIRA, →ISBN, page 259:
- […] the film Mercenary / Mercenaire, a film made somewhat unique among French immigrant narratives for focusing on the experiences of Pacific Islanders making their way from French Polynesia to France. 2022 June 8, Ruxandra Trandafoiu, Border Crossings and Mobilities on Screen, Routledge, →ISBN:
(uncountable, usually) A surname from French, famously held by—
- 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. 2022 March 29, Chris Papst, “From 0.13 GPA to future graduate, mom of Baltimore student says 'We did it'”, in WNWO-TV:
(uncountable, usually) A surname from French, famously held by— ▸ Anatole France, a French poet, journalist, and novelist.
(alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually) Alternative form of Frances; A female given name; feminine of Francis.
alt of Frances

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Frances	Number=Plur		lexicographic
Fraunce		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Translations (255)

se Frankriika (country) · vls Frankryk (country) · ko 불란서 (country) · ace Peurancih (country) · gcf Fwans (country) · gur Farãnsa (country) · yue 法國 /法国 (country) · mnc ᡶᠠ ᠯᠠᠨ ᠰᡳ (country) · mg Frantsa (country) · ain フランス (country) · fa فَرانْسِه (country) · pl Francja (country) · jv Prasman (country) · hi फ़्रान्स (a French surname) · da Frankrig (country) · ang Francland (country) · zh 法蘭西 /法兰西 (country) · gag Franţa (country) · cdo 法國 /法国 (country) · chr ᎦᎸᏥᏱ (country) · fr France (a French surname) · ar فَرَنْجَة (country) · nv Dáághahii Dineʼé Bikéyah (country) · vo Flent (country) · gmw-cfr Frankrich (country) · an Franzia (country) · ti ፈረንሳይ (country) · ckb فەڕەنسا (country) · bew Parenggi (country) · ga an Fhrainc (country) · it Francia (country) · crh Frenkistan (country) · lo ຝະຣັ່ງ (country) · nb Frankrike (country) · oc França (country) · ar فَرَنْسَا f or فَرَنْسَة (country) · izh Frantsia (country) · rad Prăng (country) · la Francogallia (country) · bew Prangsman (country) · zh Фагуә (country) · kk Франция (country) · mnc ᡶᠠ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (country) · si ප්රංශය (country) · mn Франц (country) · ml ഫ്രാൻസ് (country) · as ফ্ৰান্স (country) · kw Pow Frynk (country) · ce Франци (country) · sh Фра̀нцӯска̄ (country) · hi फ़्रांस (country) · kac pyin tit (country) · io Francia (country) · lt Prancūzija (country) · co Francia (country) · br Bro-C'hall (country) · haw Palani (country) · ext Francia (country) · kn ಪ್ರಾಂಸ್ (country) · sq Frângjia (country) · na France (country) · uz Fransiya (country) · am ፈረንሣይ (country) · uk Фра́нція (country) · st Fora (country) · ht Frans (country) · uby Франгьшәабла (country) · ka საფრანგეთი (country) · rar Varāni (country) · mnc ᡶᡠᡵᠠᠨ ᠴᡠᠰ (country) · km បារាំង (country) · bn ফ্রান্স (country) · enm Fraunce (country) · bo ཧྥ་རན་སི (country) · ha Fàr̃ansà (country) · hi फ़्रांस (a French surname) · fr France (country) · ko 프랑스 (country) · nan-tws 法國 /法国 (country) · fi Ranska (country) · jra čar Prăng (country) · eu Frantzia (country) · la Francia (country) · eo Francio (country) · yue 法郎士 (a French surname) · rue Фра́нція (country) · mt Franza (country) · sk Francúzsko (country) · pt França (country) · ru Франс (a French surname) · kam Frans (country) · mos Fãrens tẽngẽ (country) · be Фра́нцыя (country) · de Frankrych (country) · ug فرانسىيە (country) · gag Franţiya (country) · ps فرانسه (country) · rup Frãntsii (country) · tk Fransiýa (country) · ki Frans (country) · sm Farani (country) · so Faransa (country) · vi nước Pháp (country) · hrx Frankreich (country) · hsb Francoska (country) · ro Franța (country) · fa فَرَانْسَه (country) · mk Франција (country) · gu ફ્રાન્સ (country) · rup Gallia (country) · gug Hyãsia (country) · scn Francia (country) · el Γαλλία (country) · te ఫ్రాన్స్ (country) · khb ᦝᦱᧉᦜᧂᧈ (country) · ckb فەرەنسا (country) · wuu 法國 /法国 (country) · nn Frankrike (country) · tl Pransya (country) · yi פֿראַנקרײַך (country) · ak Frɛnkye (country) · vo Flentän (country) · et Prantsusmaa (country) · kmr Ferensa (country) · roa-opt França (country) · bew Prancis (country) · zh Фагуй (country) · sco France (country) · ady Францие (country) · sv Frankrike (country) · hy Ֆրանսիա (country) · nds Frankriek (country) · ne फ्रान्स (country) · csb Francjô (country) · tg Фаронса (country) · ar فرنسا (country) · my ပြင်သစ် (country) · gd An Fhraing (country) · th ฝรั่งเศส (country) · sq Francë f Franca (country) · af Frankryk (country) · cmg ᠸᠠ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ (country) · wls Falani (country) · dz ཕརཱནསི་ (country) · yo ilẹ̀ Faran̄sé (country) · tpi Pranis (country) · gcf Fwans (country) · ca França (country) · nl Frankrijk (country) · ja 仏蘭西 (country) · mfe Lafrans (country) · su Prancis (country) · mi Parani (country) · ceb Pransiya (country) · hu Franciaország (country) · fo Frakland (country) · ilo Pransia (country) · zh 法國 /法国 (country) · vi Phú Lang Sa (country) · vo Fransän (country) · st France (country) · li Frankriek (country) · de Frankriich (country) · mer Frans (country) · frr Frånkrik (country) · liv Prantsūzmō (country) · gcf Frans (country) · ta பிரான்ஸ் (country) · vro Prantsusmaa (country) · or ଫ୍ରାନ୍ସ୍ (country) · wa France (country) · tt Франция (country) · crk ᐁᐧᒥᐢᑎᑰᓰᐊᐧᐢᑭᕀ (country) · de Frànkrych (country) · nap Franza (country) · kln Frans (country) · cs Francie (country) · cy Ffrainc (country) · ja フランス (country) · id Perancis (country) · luo Frans (country) · crk ᐁᐧᒥᐢᑎᑰᓰᓈᕁ (country) · ru Фра́нция (country) · vi Pháp (country) · stq Frankriek (country) · is Frakkland (country) · bg Фра́нция (country) · mr फ्रांस (country) · ab Францызтәыла (country) · kmr Fransa (country) · nds Frankrich (country) · he צָרְפַת (country) · gur Fãreŋo (country) · lv Francija (country) · la Gallia (country) · xng ᠸᠢᠷᠠᠩᠤᠳ (country) · sc Frantza (country) · mn Франц улс (country) · pa ਫ਼੍ਰਾਂਸ (country) · os Франц (country) · rm Frantscha (country) · sl Fráncija (country) · lo ຝະລັ່ງ (country) · fud Falani (country) · luy Frans (country) · mr फ्रांस (a French surname) · lb Frankräich (country) · ky Франция (country) · dv ފަރަންސޭސިވިލާތް (country) · hak 法國 /法国 (country) · bew Prasman (country) · aii ܦܪܢܓܝܐ (country) · jv Parangakik (country) · nrf France (country) · mi Wīwī (country) · vls Vrankryk (country) · fa فَرَانْسَه (country) · sq Frëngjia (country) · br Frañs (country) · ms Perancis (country) · ast Francia (country) · niu Falani (country) · az Fransa (country) · crk ᒥᐢᑎᑰᓰᓈᕁ (country) · ia Francia (country) · sh Fràncūskā (country) · mww Fab Kis (country) · fy Frankryk (country) · cu Ⱇⱃⰰⱀⰽⰹⱑ (country) · zh 法郎士 (a French surname) · rup Frãntsia (country) · lad Frankia (country) · mww Fav Teb (country) · szl Francyjo (country) · dsb Francojska (country) · ryu フランシ (country) · gmw-cfr Frankreich (country) · ks फ्रांस (country) · cu Франкїꙗ (country) · sw Ufaransa (country) · ur فْرانْس (country) · gl Francia (country) · zh 法國 /法国 (country) · eo Francujo (country) · de Frankreich (country) · sa फ्रांस (country) · tr Fransa (country) · za Fazgoz (country) · ps فرانس (country) · jv Prancis (country) · es Francia (country) · scn Franza (a French surname) · id Prancis (country) · ba Франция (country) · ur فْران٘س (country)

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France en · PROPN

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