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(fraŋk; Fr frän)

noun

the former basic monetary unit of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg, superseded in 2002 by the euro
the basic monetary unit of:
1. Democratic Republic of the Congo
2. Liechtenstein
3. Switzerland
any of the basic monetary units of various countries formerly ruled by France or Belgium, as Benin, Burundi, Chad, Gabon, Niger, and the Republic of the Congo

Origin: Fr < L Francorum rex, king of the French, device on the coin in 1360

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noun Abbr. F or fr.

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The primary unit of currency in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and Monaco before the adoption of the euro.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English frank, French gold coin

Origin: , from Old French franc

Origin: , from Medieval Latin Francōrum (rēx), (king) of the Franks (from the legend on the first of these coins)

Origin: , genitive pl. of Francus, Frank; see Frank

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