franco-

/ˈfɹæŋ.koʊ//ˈfɹæŋˌkoʊ//ˈfɹɑːŋ-/

A form of franco-

OriginMedieval Latin Francus →
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Meanings

franco-1

prefix
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Franco-.

Franco-2

prefix
  1. in compoundsCombining form of France and French.

    The Paris portion will include a first and second class sleeping car, ordinary Paris-Copenhagen coach and a second class Paris-Puttgarden couchette car, besides vehicles for Hamburg and Hanover and restaurant facilities between Paris and Jeumont, on the Franco-Belgian frontier.

    1962 December, “Beyond the Channel: European timetables: Prospects for 1963”, in Modern Railways, page 413
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    Premier Raymond Poincaré, ever an arch militarist, took full advantage of last week’s war scare in the Belgian Parliament to trumpet through the inspired Parisian press that France must drastically increase her armaments. While this propaganda was at its height, he announced to the Chamber that the first important measure to be presented by the Cabinet during the present session (TIME, Nov. 22 et seq.) will be a bill appropriating several billion francs for armaments and fortification of the Franco-German and Franco-Italian frontiers.

    1927 February 28, “FRANCE: Poincaré’s Week”, in TIME, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2025

Origin

  1. Medieval LatinFrancus
  2. EnglishFranco-

From Medieval Latin Francus or Franci (“the Franks, French”) + -o-. First attested in the early 18th century.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 法-, 法兰克
  • 法- (Fǎ-)relating to France or French
  • 法兰克 (fǎlánkè)relating to France or French
Finnish ranskalainen, ranskalais-
  • ranskalainenrelating to France or French
  • ranskalais-relating to France or French
French franco-
  • franco-relating to France or French
German Französisch-
  • Französisch-relating to France or French
Italian franco-
  • franco-relating to France or French
Japanese 仏-
  • 仏- (Futsu-)relating to France or French
Korean 불
  • 불 (Bul)relating to France or French
Polish franko-
  • franko-relating to France or French
Portuguese franco-
  • franco-relating to France or French
Russian фра́нко-, францу́зско-
  • фра́нко- (fránko-)relating to France or French
  • францу́зско- (francúzsko-)relating to France or French
Spanish franco-
  • franco-relating to France or French
Swedish fransk, fransk-
  • franskrelating to France or French
  • fransk-relating to France or French
  • franko-relating to France or French
Vietnamese Pháp
  • Pháprelating to France or French
Cite this entry
APA

franco-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franco-

MLA

“franco-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franco-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “franco-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/franco-.

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