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Frankland

Frankland proper noun: the land or realm of the Franks.

Proper noun

Frankland (countable and uncountable, plural Franklands)

  1. (archaic, historical) The land or realm of the Franks.
    • It fell above all on Northern Frankland, and soon the Scheldt, the Meuse, and the Rhine were full of pirate squadrons.1884, John Richard Green, The conquest of England
  2. (rare) France.
  3. A surname from Middle English.

Forms of Frankland

pluralFranklands
alternative formFrank-land

Origin of Frankland

From Middle English Fronc-lond, from Old English Francland (“Land of the Franks, France”). Cognate with Icelandic Frakkland (“France”). Frank + land.

Questions about Frankland

What does Frankland mean?
Frankland means the land or realm of the Franks.
What part of speech is Frankland?
Frankland is a proper noun.

Words near Frankland in the dictionary

  1. Frankish
  2. Frankism
  3. Frankist
  4. Frankists
  5. Frankl
  6. Frankland
  7. Franklands
  8. Frankley
  9. franklier
  10. frankliest
  11. franklin

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