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- proper noun historical A former
kingdom inhabited by theFranks , spreading over modern-dayFrance and its surroundings.
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Examples
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Francia; Merovæus regnat in Francia_: and who can imagine but that in all these places he meant one and the same _Francia_?
Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John Isaac Newton 1684
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Making sure that the story doesn't get weighed down by massive info dumps about the early origins of the legends of Elesstar/Azilis or the intricacies of the spice trade war between Tielen and Francia is another necessity - but it's not a hardship.
MIND MELD: The Most Difficult Part of Being A Writer Is... 2009
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In that book we have a man whose instincts in more ways than one were those of a criminal, held up for our admiration, in the same way that the same writer fell into dithyrambic praise over a villain called Francia, a former President of Paraguay.
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Fraunce hight Francia and Gallia also, and had first that name Francia of men of Germany, who were called Franci: and hath the Rhine and
Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus Robert Steele 1902
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[H] He is said by Vasari to have called Francia the like.
Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving John Ruskin 1859
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The Franks inhabited and ruled the territory called Francia also known as Frankish Empire, Kingdom of the Franks or Frankland from the 3rd to 10th century.
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Revolution in Paris, and poetized thereupon in his "Francia".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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The other three pieces, La Francia, La Spagna and L'Inghilterro, remain lost.
Vivaldi flute concerto discovered Severin Carrell 2010
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For example, Alemania (Germany) comes between Francia and Grecia (France and Greece) and España is near the bottom between South Africa and Sweden.
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E i mauritani si domandano perchè sia stata proprio la Francia uno dei [...] 13 September 2009, 6: 43 am
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