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france

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Name — The name of a country situated mainly in Western Europe, whose official name is the French Republic and whose capital and largest city is Paris.

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Etymology

From Middle English France, from Old French France, from Latin Francia, from Francī, the name of a Germanic tribe, of unclear (but Proto-Germanic) origin. Believed to be most likely from Frankish *Frankō (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”). Compare Frank. Displaced native Old English Francland (see mod...

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