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Villefranche

Villefranche proper noun: several settlements in France, mostly with affixes.

Proper noun

Villefranche

  1. Several settlements in France, mostly with affixes.
  2. A frazione in Quart, Aosta Valley autonomous region, Italy.
  3. A surname from French
  4. Jacques-Melchior Villefranche (1829–1904), French editor, writer, and publicist working for Roman Catholic causes

Origin of Villefranche

From French Villefranche (literally “Freetown”), from ville (“town, city”) + franche, feminine singular of franc (“free”).

Words formed from Villefranche

Questions about Villefranche

What does Villefranche mean?
Villefranche means several settlements in France, mostly with affixes.
What part of speech is Villefranche?
Villefranche is a proper noun.

Words near Villefranche in the dictionary

  1. Ville Platte
  2. Ville-Marie
  3. Ville-sur-Nus
  4. Villeda
  5. Villedas
  6. Villefranche
  7. Villefranche-sur-Saône
  8. Villegaignon
  9. Villegas
  10. villeggiatura
  11. villegiatura

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