Associations to the word «Franconian»

Wiktionary

FRANCONIAN, adjective. Relating to the Franks or their empire; Frankish.
FRANCONIAN, proper noun. A linguistic marker for a number of West Germanic languages and dialects spoken in the former core of the Frankish Empire: the Low Countries (The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) and western Germany. Within these groups there are a number of well known languages and dialects, such as Dutch and Afrikaans but also the Pennsylvania German language spoken in North America.
FRANCONIAN, adjective. Relating to the Franks or their empire, Frankish.

Wise words

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