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Franconian, a. and n.|ˌfræŋˈkəʊnɪən|
[f. Franconia (see below) + -an.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to (the inhabitants of) Franconia, a region of Germany bordering the river Main and in medieval times a duchy.
B. n.
a. An inhabitant of Franconia.
b. (See quot. 1954.)
1805Times 7 Nov. 2/1 An army, consisting of Silesian and Franconian regiments..is on its march to Franconia. 1812C. Butler Hist. Rev. Emp. Germany iii. 59 The principal events in the history of the latter princes of the Franconian line, and of all the princes of the Suabian line, were produced or influenced by the contests between the popes and the emperors. 1847R. B. Paul Hist. Germany xii. 81 Both were Franconian princes, and grandsons of Conrad. 1849Art-Jrnl. XI. 108/2 The procession is arranged according to the four tribes of Bavarians, Suavians, Franconians and Saxons. 1888[see Germanic a.1 2]. 1928J. W. Thompson Feudal Germany xvi. 607 Carinthia and Styria (which was separated from Carinthia in 1035) were mainly colonized by Franconians and Rhinelanders. 1946‘O. Marx’ tr. Valentin's German People i. 6 The East Frisians and the Franconians on the Lower Rhine resemble the Dutch. 1954Pei & Gaynor Dict. Linguistics 76 Franconian, a group of medieval West Germanic dialects, combining the characteristics of Low and High German, and sub⁓divided into Lower Franconian..and Middle and Upper Franconian. 1959Chambers's Encycl. II. 165/2 In the 6th century the Bavarians expanded their territory..to the north beyond the Danube as far as the Franconian Jura. |