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Definition of Franco

1. Noun. Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975).

Definition of Franco

1. Proper noun. (given name male from=Italian) borrowed from (etyl es en) or (etyl it en), equivalent to Frank or Francis(cus). ¹

2. Proper noun. (surname from=Spanish dot=) of Spanish origin. ¹

3. Noun. The currency issued between 1805 and 1808 of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Franco

1. post-free [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Franco

Literary usage of Franco

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins (1844)
"franco v. franco. [ROLLS.—1799, MARCH 13; APRIL 11, 15.] Upon the question as to the equity of a married woman against an assignment of her equitable ..."

2. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"These views were expressed in two famous books which laid down the main lines of discussion for another century — the franco- Gallia of the great jurist, ..."

3. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"The franco-Gallia is interesting for its strongly anti-Roman character. ... The franco-Gallia is the earliest of modern constitutional histories. ..."

4. France and the Alliances: The Struggle for the Balance of Power by André Tardieu (1908)
"franco-Russian Alliance judged by contemporary opinion. ... I THE franco-Russian Alliance may be considered as a perfect type of the "manage de raison"; ..."

5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"THE franco-GERMAN TREATY AND THE "HINTERLAND" OF CAMEROONS.» THE dispute between France and Germany about the Hinterland of the Cameroons Protectorate has ..."

6. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"THE franco-GERMAN TREATY AND THE "HINTERLAND" OF CAMEROONS.* THE dispute between France and Germany about the Hinterland of the Cameroons Protectorate has ..."

7. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone by John Morley (1911)
"CHAPTER IV THE franco-GERMAN WAR ... him to General Grey, the secretary of the Queen, rather more than a year before the outbreak of the franco-German war. ..."

8. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone by John Morley (1908)
"CHAPTER IV THE franco-GERMAN WAS (1870) Of all the princes of Europe, the king of England alone seemed to be seated upon the pleasant promontory that might ..."

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