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1. (n.) franklin
(in England in the 14th and 15th centuries) a freeholder who was not of noble birth.
2. (n.) Franklin
Benjamin, 1706–90, American statesman and inventor.
3. Franklin
Sir John, 1786–1847, British Arctic explorer.
4. Franklin
a district in extreme N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, including the Boothia and Melville peninsulas, Baffin Island, and other Arctic islands. 549,253 sq. mi. (1,422,565 sq. km).
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1. (noun) Franklin, John Hope Franklin
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
2. (noun) Franklin, Benjamin Franklin
printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
3. (noun) franklin
a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth
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1. (adj) Franklin
an English freeholder, or substantial householder
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