Meaning of Franklin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
   US, informal
2. A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.
   historical
3. A surname transferred from the nickname.
   countable, uncountable
4. A Franklin half dollar.
5. Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.
   countable, uncountable
6. A member of the Franklin society, a social club at Whittier College founded in 1921.
7. A male given name transferred from the surname, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
   countable, uncountable
8. A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
   countable, uncountable
9. A municipality of Quebec, Canada.
   countable, uncountable
10. A town and river in Tasmania.
    countable, uncountable
11. An unrecognized proposed state in modern eastern Tennessee, United States. Capital: Greeneville.
    countable, historical, uncountable
12. A number of places in the United States:
    countable, uncountable
13. A town in Macon County, Alabama.
    countable, uncountable
14. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama.
    countable, uncountable
15. A town in Izard County, Arkansas.
    countable, uncountable
16. A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
    countable, uncountable
17. A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.
    countable, uncountable
18. A town in New London County, Connecticut.
    countable, uncountable
19. A minor city, the county seat of Heard County, Georgia.
    countable, uncountable
20. A city in Franklin County, Idaho.
    countable, uncountable
21. A village in Morgan County, Illinois.
    countable, uncountable
22. A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Indiana.
    countable, uncountable
23. An unincorporated community in Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana.
    countable, uncountable
24. A minor city in Lee County, Iowa.
    countable, uncountable
25. A census-designated place in Crawford County, Kansas.
    countable, uncountable
26. A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas
    countable, uncountable
27. A city, the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky.
    countable, uncountable
28. A city, the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
    countable, uncountable
29. A town in Hancock County, Maine.
    countable, uncountable
30. A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    countable, uncountable
31. A village in Southfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan.
    countable, uncountable
32. A minor city in Renville County, Minnesota.
    countable, uncountable
33. A minor city in Howard County, Missouri.
    countable, uncountable
34. A minor city, the county seat of Franklin County, Nebraska.
    countable, uncountable
35. A city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
    countable, uncountable
36. A borough in Sussex County, New Jersey.
    countable, uncountable
37. A town in Franklin County, New York.
    countable, uncountable
38. A town and village in Delaware County, New York.
    countable, uncountable
39. A town, the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina.
    countable, uncountable
40. A city in Warren County, Ohio.
    countable, uncountable
41. A city, the county seat of Venango County, Pennsylvania.
    countable, uncountable
42. A borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
    countable, uncountable
43. A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee.
    countable, uncountable
44. A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Texas.
    countable, uncountable
45. A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
    countable, uncountable
46. An independent city in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
47. A town, the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
48. A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; a suburb of Milwaukee.
    countable, uncountable
49. A town and unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
50. A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
51. A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
52. A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
53. An unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
54. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
55. A number of townships in the United States, including in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, listed under Franklin Township.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“That night, I bought a stack of spirit money. In U.S. currency, of course. I would make it rain Franklins in the spirit world.”

“Nixon beat a Franklin for student body president. [He had] learned that being hated by the right people was no impediment to political success.”

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