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France
- /fɹɑːns/ UK
- /fɹæns/ US
- /fɹans/ Northern England
- /fɾans/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ɑːns, -æns
Where it comes from
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).
proper noun Frances · Fraunce
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Anatole France, a French poet, journalist, and novelist.
- Alternative form of Frances; A female given name; feminine of Francis.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: italy, finland, netherlands, norway, francia, germany, greece, spain, denmark, tunisia, tunis, gabon, namibia, french, bangladesh, mali
Translations
Every language
name country
| Español | Francia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 프랑스 Peurangseu, 불란서 Bullanseo |
| 日本語 | フランス Furansu, 仏蘭西 Furansu |
| 中文 | 法國 /法国 Fǎguó, 法蘭西 /法兰西 Fǎlánxī |
| हिन्दी | फ़्रांस frāns |
| Kiswahili | Ufaransa |
| Português | França |
| Français | France |
| Deutsch | Frankreich, Frànkrych |
| Italiano | Francia |
| Ελληνικά | Γαλλία Gallía |
| Română | Franța |
| Русский | Фра́нция Fráncija |
| Tiếng Việt | Pháp, nước Pháp, Phú Lang Sa |
| العربية | فَرَنْسَا f or فَرَنْسَة faransā, فَرَنْجَة faranja |
| עברית | צָרְפַת tsarfát |
Talk about this word "France." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/france. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. France. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/france "France." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/france.Cite this
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title = {France},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/france},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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