Francia

See also: francia

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɑːn.sɪ.ə/, /ˈfɹæn.sɪ.ə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɹæn.si.ə/
  • Hyphenation: Fran‧ci‧a

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Francia. Doublet of France.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Francia

  1. (historical) A former kingdom inhabited by the Franks, in Western Europe, spreading over modern-day France (except Brittany and Corsica), the Low Countries, large parts of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Northern Italy.
    Synonyms: Frankland, Frankish Empire, Kingdom of the Franks
    Meronyms: East Francia, West Francia
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Francia

  1. A female given name.

Anagrams

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin Francia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾanθja/
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾansja/ (Benasquese)
  • Syllabification: Fran‧cia
  • Rhymes: -anθja

Proper noun

Francia f

  1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin Francia.

Proper noun

Francia f

  1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Francia

  1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Francia

  1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

Corsican

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frãˈt͡ʃa/

Proper noun

Francia f

  1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

Extremaduran

Etymology

From Latin Francia.

Proper noun

Francia f

  1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

Galician

Etymology

From Latin Francia.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Francia f

  1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Francia.

Proper noun

Francia

  1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

See also

Interlingua

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾan.tsja/

Proper noun

Francia

  1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Francia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfran.t͡ʃa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -antʃa
  • Hyphenation: Fràn‧cia

Proper noun

Francia f

  1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

See also

Latin

Etymology

    From francus +‎ -ia.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Francia f sg (genitive Franciae); first declension

    1. (Late Latin) Frankia (the region inhabited or ruled over by the Franks)
    2. (New Latin) France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

    Declension

    First-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Francia
    genitive Franciae
    dative Franciae
    accusative Franciam
    ablative Franciā
    vocative Francia

    Descendants

    References

    Sicilian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Italian Francia.

    Proper noun

    Francia

    1. alternative form of Franza: France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin Francia.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Francia f

    1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)
    2. the letter F in the Spanish spelling alphabet

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    See also

    Further reading

    Anagrams

    Western Huasteca Nahuatl

    Proper noun

    Francia

    1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)