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1. (n.) franc
the basic currency of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, which has a fixed value relative to the euro.
2. franc
the basic monetary unit of Burundi, Djibouti, Guinea, Madagascar, Rwanda, and Switzerland.
3. franc
a former silver coin of France, first issued under Henry III.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME frank < OF franc < ML Rēx Francōrum King of the Franks (orig. inscription on the coin))
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1. (noun) franc
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) franc
a silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. It is equivalent to about nineteen cents, or ten pence, and is divided into 100 centimes
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. franc
a silver coin 835/1000 fine, the monetary unity of France since 1799, weighs 5 grammes and equals about 9½ d. in English currency (£1 = 25.3 francs); has been adopted by Belgium and Switzerland, while under other names a similar coin is in use in Spain (peseta), Italy (lira), and Greece (drachma).
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Sense: the standard unit of currency in France, Belgium, Switzerland and several other countries, eg in some parts of Africa where French is spoken.
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 Afrikaans: frank |
 Arabic: فْرَنْك |
 Bulgarian: франк |
 Brazilian: franco |
 Czech: frank |
 German: der Franc, der Franken |
 Danish: franc |
 Greek: φράγκο (νόμισμα) |
 Spanish: franco |
 Estonian: frank |
 Farsi: فرانک |
 Finnish: frangi |
 French: franc |
 Hebrew: פְרָאנק |
 Hindi: फ्रांस, बेल्जियम, स्विट्ज |
 Croatian: franak |
 Hungarian: frank (pénznem) |
 Indonesian: franc, mata uang Perancis |
 Icelandic: franki |
 Italian: franco |
 Japanese: フラン |
 Korean: 프랑(프랑스, 벨기에, 스위스 등의 화폐 단위 |
 Lithuanian: frankas |
 Latvian: franks (naudas vienība) |
 Malay: franc |
 Dutch: frank |
 Norwegian: franc |
 Polish: frank |
 Persian: فرانک |
 Pashto: فرانك (دفرانسى، بلجيم، سو |
 Portuguese: franco |
 Romanian: franc |
 Russian: франк |
 Slovak: frank |
 Slovenian: frank |
 Serbian: franak |
 Swedish: franc |
 Thai: เงินฟรังค์ของฝรั่งเศส |
 Turkish: frank |
 Taiwanese: 法郎 |
 Ukrainian: франк |
 Urdu: فرانس ، بلجیم، سوئستاں ، |
 Vietnamese: Frăng, đơn vị tiền tệ ở P |
 Chinese: 法郎 |
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