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franco-american

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
fran-co-amer-i-can
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, belonging to, or involving both France, and the United States or Canada.

noun

An American citizen or national which identifies himself as having fully or partial French or French-Canadian heritage.

Etymology

From Franco- + American.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Franco-Americans (plural)

Questions

What does franco-american mean?
Of, belonging to, or involving both France, and the United States or Canada.
Where does franco-american come from?
From Franco- + American.

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