Franco Meaning
/frˈæŋkoʊ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA former currency of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy, issued between 1805 and 1808.
nounThe CFA franc as used in Equatorial Guinea, worth 4 ekwele.
Sentence Examples
Franco's forces took control in Spain.
Franco has blue jeans.
They're nothing but a miserable bunch that of people who miss the Franco regime.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The Spanish general ____ was a powerful dictator in the 20th century.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____-Prussian War was a significant conflict that shaped the political landscape of Europe in the late 19th century.
Word Origin & History
From Italian franco (“French”). Doublet of franc and frank.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The anglos have seen the whole of the country, and the continent, as hospitable, while the francos have over a long period come to view Quebec as their real homeland."
— 1977, Report on Confederation:
"Something similar had occurred in Canada, where first of all the sector is divided between anglos and francos; […]"
— 1998, Dick Bird, Never the Same Again: A History of VSO, Cambridge: The Lutterworth Press, →ISBN, page 193:
"“Language is always an issue in Quebec and here’s a play that both anglos and francos will have a language problem with,” Ackerman says."
— 2011, Katharine Goodland, John O’Connor, A Directory of Shakespeare in Performance since 1991, volumes 3 (Canada and USA), Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 153:
"Other Franco-American journalists didn’t see it his way, notably the editor of the Jean-Baptiste a newspaper in Northampton, Massachusetts. A journalistic debate began on the merits of repatriation, some newspapers calling those Francos who returned to Québec traitors while other papers used the same epithet to describe those Francos who remained in New England."
— 1979 May, Paul Paré, “A History of Franco-American Journalism”, in A Franco-American Overview, volume 1, →ISBN, page 241, column 1:
"As will be demonstrated, it provided very good analytical material for reflection on the relationships between Anglos and Francos in Quebec. […] Firstly, the Francos of Quebec are perceived as being in general agreement on their collective name, which name others are also seen to recognize."
— 1982, Gary Caldwell, Eric Waddell, editors, The English of Quebec: From Majority to Minority Status, →ISBN, pages 131 and 141:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The Spanish general ____ was a powerful dictator in the 20th century.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____-Prussian War was a significant conflict that shaped the political landscape of Europe in the late 19th century.