Associations to the word «France»

Wiktionary

FRANCE, proper noun. A country in Western Europe which borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain, is a member state of the European Union, and has a population of 62 million inhabitants. Official name: French Republic (République française).
FRANCE, proper noun. A French surname​.

Dictionary definition

FRANCE, noun. A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe.
FRANCE, noun. French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats