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franc
(frăngk)n. Abbr. F or fr.
1. See Table at currency.
2. The primary unit of currency in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and Monaco before the adoption of the euro.
[Middle English frank, French gold coin, from Old French franc, from Medieval Latin Francōrum (rēx), (king) of the Franks (from the legend on the first of these coins), genitive pl. of Francus, Frank; see Frank.]
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franc
(fræŋk; French frɑ̃)n
1. (Currencies) Also called: French franc the former standard monetary unit of France, most French dependencies, Andorra, and Monaco, divided into 100 centimes; replaced by the euro in 2002
2. (Currencies) the former standard monetary unit of Belgium (Belgian franc) and Luxembourg (Luxembourg franc), divided into 100 centimes; replaced by the euro in 2002
3. (Currencies) Also called: Swiss franc the standard monetary unit of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, divided into 100 centimes
4. (Currencies) Also called: franc CFA, CFA franc or franc of the African financial community the standard monetary unit, comprising 100 centimes, of the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo
5. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Burundi (Burundi franc), Comoros (Comorian franc), Democratic Republic of Congo (Congolese franc), Djibouti (Djibouti franc), Guinea (Guinea franc), Madagascar (franc malgache), Rwanda (Rwanda franc), and French Polynesia and New Caledonia (French Pacific franc)
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franc
(fræŋk)n.
1. the basic currency of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, which has a fixed value relative to the euro.
2. the basic monetary unit of Burundi, Djibouti, Guinea, Madagascar, Rwanda, and Switzerland.
3. a former silver coin of France, first issued under Henry III.
[1350–1400; Middle English frank < Old French franc < Medieval Latin Rēx Francōrum King of the Franks (orig. inscription on the coin)]
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| Noun | 1. |  franc - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimesmonetary unit - a unit of money centime - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo Belgian franc - formerly the basic unit of money in Belgium Benin franc - the basic unit of money in Benin Burundi franc - the basic unit of money in Burundi Cameroon franc - the basic unit of money in Cameroon Central African Republic franc - the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic Chadian franc - the basic unit of money in Chad Congo franc - the basic unit of money in the Congo Djibouti franc - the basic unit of money in Djibouti French franc - formerly the basic unit of money in France Gabon franc - the basic unit of money in Gabon Cote d'Ivoire franc, Ivory Coast franc - the basic unit of money in the Ivory Coast Luxembourg franc - formerly the basic unit of money in Luxembourg Madagascar franc - the basic unit of money in Madagascar Mali franc - the basic unit of money in Mali Niger franc - the basic unit of money in Niger Rwanda franc - the basic unit of money in Rwanda Senegalese franc - the basic unit of money in Senegal Swiss franc - the basic unit of money in Switzerland Togo franc - the basic unit of money in Togo Burkina Faso franc - the basic unit of money in Burkina Faso Guinean franc - the basic unit of money in Guinea |
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n → Franc m
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franc
(frӕŋk) noun 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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