France

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈfrɑːns/ 🇺🇸 /ˈfræns/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A country in Western Europe, officially the French Republic, bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain, and Andorra, with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.; The people or nation of France collectively.; A female given name, a variant of Frances.; Historically, the region of Île-de-France around Paris, the original domain of the Frankish kings from which the country took its name.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

in Francefrom Francesouthern Francenorthern Francemetropolitan Francevisit France

Derivatives

FrenchFranco-FrancophileFrancophobeFrancophone

Synonyms

the French Republicthe Hexagon

Commonly confused

French
EN: 'French' is the adjective or language; 'France' is the country name (proper noun).
Franco-
EN: 'Franco-' is a combining form used in compound words (e.g., Franco-German), not a standalone word.

Spelling tips

EN: Always capitalize 'France' as it is a proper noun. Do not confuse with 'france' (lowercase), which is never correct.

💬 Examples

  1. France is known for its rich history, cuisine, and contributions to art and philosophy.

  2. France declared war on Austria in 1792.

  3. France was named after her grandmother.

  4. The medieval kingdom of France originally referred only to the Île-de-France region.