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Franc
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Franc has 1 sense
- franc(n = noun.quantity) Array - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes; Array is a kind of monetary unit
has parts: centime
has particulars: belgian franc, benin franc, burundi franc, cameroon franc, central african republic franc, chadian franc, congo franc, djibouti franc, french franc, gabon franc, cote d'ivoire franc, ivory coast franc, luxembourg franc, madagascar franc, mali franc, niger franc, rwanda franc, senegalese franc, swiss franc, togo franc, burkina faso franc, guinean franc
CIDE DICTIONARY
A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. In 1913 it was equivalent to about nineteen cents American, or ten pence British, and is divided into 100 centimes. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Franc, n. the chief monetary unit of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxemburg, and several other countries.
Etymology
ME f. OF f. Francorum Rex king of the Franks, the legend on the earliest gold coins so called (14th c.): see FRANK
THESAURUS
Franc
Deutschmark, Mark, Reichsmark, afghani, anna, baht, cent, centavo, centime, conto, dollar, dong, florin, guilder, gulden, kip, kopeck, krona, krone, lira, milreis, peseta, pie, piece of eight, pistareen, pound, rand, rial, ruble, rupee, shekel, shilling, sol, sou, stiver, won, yen
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