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France

noun US /fræns/

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

How often you will meet it

Rank 938 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 19,555 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.

It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.

What it means

noun

  1. a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe also: French Republic
  2. French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924) also: Anatole France, Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

France in real books

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  • And so all is done--even the Marquis has gone back to France, and only Roy is left.

    The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1

  • From Gibraltar, running along the coasts of Spain and France, Marseilles will be reached in three days.

    The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1

  • But, in the way of pictures, M. Vincent Favoral appreciated only the blue vignettes of the Bank of France.

    Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1

  • I shall myself lend a hand to France, and that will keep the balance decently level, so far as Germany is concerned.

    Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1

  • In 1847 Emerson was invited to read lectures in England, and remained abroad a year, visiting France also in her troublous times.

    Poems Household Edition · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Chapter 1

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