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Franconia.

A cultural region and former duchy in Germany, comprising the northern area of modern Bavaria and lands to its immediate west.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/fɹæŋˈkəʊ̯.nɪ.ə/Received-Pronunciation/fɹæŋˈkoʊ̯.ni.ə/General-American/fɹæŋˈkoʊ̯.njə/General-American
  1. A cultural region and former duchy in Germany, comprising the northern area of modern Bavaria and lands to its immediate west.

  2. A place in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Chisago County, Minnesota.

  3. A place in the United States: A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.

  4. A place in the United States: A ghost town in Putnam County, Ohio.

  5. A place in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

  6. A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Franconia, from Francō (“Frank”), from Frankish *Frankō (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô.

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