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Franconia

Noun CEFR B2
fɹæŋˈkəʊ̯.nɪ.ə

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolfranconia
FrançaisFranconie
DeutschFranken
12 more languages
CatalàFrancònia
ČeštinaFranky
ΕλληνικάΦραγκονία
ItalianoFranconia
ქართულიფრანკონია
LatinaFranconia
NederlandsFranken
PolskiFrankonia
PortuguêsFrancônia
РусскийФранкония
SvenskaFranken

Examples

Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons...”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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