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Villefranche

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From French Villefranche (literally “Freetown”), from ville (“town, city”) + franche, feminine singular of franc (“free”).

proper noun

  1. Several settlements in France, mostly with affixes.
  2. A frazione in Quart, Aosta Valley autonomous region, Italy.
  3. A surname from French
  4. Jacques-Melchior Villefranche (1829–1904), French editor, writer, and publicist working for Roman Catholic causes

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"Villefranche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/villefranche. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Villefranche. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/villefranche

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"Villefranche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/villefranche.

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@misc{villefranche_2026,
  title = {Villefranche},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/villefranche},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}