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France

France

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A country in Western Europe known for its food, language, and culture
  • proper noun
  • /fræns/
translation icon : Francia
  • I visited the Eiffel Tower during my trip to France last summer.
  • France and Germany
  • France and Spain
  • France and Italy

And it is made in France in the best case.

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Examples

  • This pushed France to seek short term loans from the US.

  • How long did you spend in France?

  • Well, what will Britain, France and Israel do now?

  • I was recently in France and was reading French.

  • For example, where is Paris, France?

  • War began between Germany and France on August 3, 1914.

  • But this depiction of France is incomplete and misleading.

  • This comes as people are fleeing Paris, France to escape the lockdowns.

  • That is traditional in France to eat foie gras.

  • The art exhibition featured masterpieces from renowned artists in France.

Synonyms

French Republic
vsFrance
  • Formal
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A country in western Europe officially called France

is the common everyday name rather than the official title

Compounds

A three-week bike race held mainly in France that many cyclists try to win

A man who ruled France before the monarchy ended

The southern part of France including Provence, Occitania and the French Riviera

dauphin of France
  • Literature
9.9

A person who will become king of France after the current king

A small European plant with a circle of low leaves and clusters of white star-shaped flowers

A region in north-central France that includes Paris and nearby towns

Surface Forms

France main

Etymology

France comes from the old name Francia, which means 'land of the Franks', a group of people who once ruled the area. So France is the country named after those people, and you can remember it like the English name Frank, which comes from the same root.