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Francoism

Francoism proper noun: the period of history in Spain under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, from 1936/1939 to 1975.

Proper noun

Francoism

  1. (historical) The period of history in Spain under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, from 1936/1939 to 1975.

Origin of Francoism

From Franco + -ism.

Questions about Francoism

What does Francoism mean?
Francoism means the period of history in Spain under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, from 1936/1939 to 1975.
What part of speech is Francoism?
Francoism is a proper noun.

Words near Francoism in the dictionary

  1. francocentric
  2. Francoesque
  3. Francoeur
  4. Francoeurs
  5. Francois
  6. Francoism
  7. Francoist
  8. Francoists
  9. francolin
  10. Francolino
  11. francolins

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