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nounthe basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimestype of:
Definition that contains franc
- nice a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
- french the people of France
- french of or pertaining to France or the people of France
- french the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
- paris the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
- department the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
- james a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
- martin French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
- charles King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
- charles King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461)