Franche-Comté

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/frɑ̃ʃkɔ̃te/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fränsh kôn tā′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Franche-Com•té  (fränsh kôn tā′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Franche-Comté / frɑ̃ʃkɔ̃te/
  1. a former region of E France, covering the Jura and the low country east of the Saône: part of the Kingdom of Burgundy (6th century ad–1137); autonomous as the Free County of Burgundy (1137–1384); under Burgundian rule again (1384–1477) and Hapsburg rule (1493–1674); annexed by France (1678)
'Franche-Comté' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Burgundy - Côte-d'Or - Doubs - Haute-Saône - Jura - Nièvre - Saône-et-Loire - Yonne

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