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Frank

Frank [ frangk ] (plural Franks)


noun 
Definition:
 
member of ancient Germanic peoples: a member of a Germanic people who lived along the Rhine valley and spread westward during the decline of the Roman Empire in the 4th century ad. They conquered vast areas of western Europe, taking over Gaul and becoming the dominant people in an area covering much of present-day western Germany.

[ Old English Franca< Germanic]

Frank·ish adjective
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