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Francitan

Francitan proper noun: the French language mixed with Occitan.

Proper noun

Francitan

  1. The French language mixed with Occitan.
    • Do not confuse Francitan with Franco-Provençal, an obsolescent name for Arpitan (see entry in chapter 2) or with Francique (Moselle Franconian) a variety of German spoken in Lorraine.1992, Erik Gunnemark, Countries, Peoples and Their Languages: The Geolinguistic Handbook, Volume 1, Geolingua, page 141
    • Rene Merle, the PCF's leading theorist on Occitan, pointed to Francitan as the real speech of the Midi.1993, France: nations and regions, University of Southampton. Department of French, page 50

Origin of Francitan

Blend of France + Occitan or borrowed from French francitan.

Questions about Francitan

What does Francitan mean?
Francitan means the French language mixed with Occitan.
What part of speech is Francitan?
Francitan is a proper noun.

Words near Francitan in the dictionary

  1. Franciscus
  2. francisellosis
  3. francisite
  4. Francistan
  5. Francistown
  6. Francitan
  7. francium
  8. franciumlike
  9. franciums
  10. francization
  11. francize

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