Frankland

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proper noun

The land or realm of the Franks.

OriginMiddle English Fronc-lond ← Old English Francland →
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Meanings

proper nounFrankland (countable and uncountable, plural Franklands)

plural Franklands · alternative Frank-land

  1. archaiccountablehistoricaluncountableThe 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. countablerareuncountableFrance.
  3. countableuncountableA surname from Middle English.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
francia

Origin

  1. Old EnglishFrancland“Land of the Franks, France”
  2. Middle EnglishFronc-lond
  3. EnglishFrankland

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

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APA

Frankland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frankland

MLA

“Frankland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frankland. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Frankland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frankland.

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