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Complete Definition of "Franks"

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Etymology
The Old Frankish ethnonym *Frank in the 7th century Chronicle of Fredegar is derived from the name of a 1st century BC chieftain Francio. Its actual etymology is uncertain, perhaps from a *frankon "javelin, lance" (OED).

Proper noun
Franks

  1. plural of|Frank
  2. The people of a Germanic federation who inhabited the area that is now France, the Low Countries and part of Germany.

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