Franconia

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Franconian
{i} frank kavmine ait
Franconian
(isim) frank kavmine ait
franconian
frankoniyen (k.amerika kroiksiyen serisi kambriyen'inde bir kat)
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historic region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria and the area to its immediate west
German Franken Former duchy, south-central Germany. Today it is divided between Rhenish Franconia, now located in the Länder (states) of Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse, and East Franconia, now in the Länder of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. A medieval duchy, after AD 843 it was the German part of the former Carolingian empire. After the Carolingian line died out, Franconia's duke became the first elected German king, as Conrad I. The duchy was then divided into Rhenish (west) and East Franconia, the latter alone retaining the name of Franconia after the 12th century. The name was abolished in 1806 but revived in 1837 by the kingdom of Bavaria in its subdivisions

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Franconian
A linguistic marker for a number of West Germanic languages and dialects spoken in the former core of the Frankish Empire: the Low Countries (The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) and western Germany. Within these groups there are a number of well known languages and dialects, such as Dutch and Afrikaans but also the Pennsylvania German language spoken in North America
Franconian
Relating to the Franks or their empire; Frankish
Franconian
Relating to the Franks or their empire, Frankish
Franconian
{i} group of medieval German dialects in west-central Germany
Franconian
A linguistic marker for a number of West Germanic languages and dialects spoken in the former core of the Frankish Empire: the Low Countries (The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) and western Germany. Within this groups there are a number of well known languages and dialects, such as Dutch and Afrikaans but also the Pennsylvania German language spoken in North America