franconian

franconian
I. \(ˈ)fraŋ|kōnēən, -an|-, -nyən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Franconia, former duchy of Germany + English -an
1. : of or relating to Franconia
2. : of, relating to, or being a Franconian dialect or the Franconian dialects
II. noun (-s)
Usage: capitalized
: the West Germanic language of the Franks especially as represented by a group of dialects, partly Low German and partly High German, attested by written documents of which the earliest belong to the late 8th or early 9th century over an area extending from the lowest part of the Rhine as far south as the northern border of Alsace and as far east as the region around Bamberg in northern Bavaria and continuing in oral use to the present day — compare frankish, low franconian

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