France

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biographical name

ˈfran(t)s 

ˈfräⁿs

Anatole 1844–1924 pseudonym of Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault French novelist and satirist

France

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geographical name

ˈfran(t)s 

ˈfräⁿs

country of western Europe between the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea; a republic; capital Paris area 248,5735 square miles (643,801 square kilometers), population 67,364,000

see also french entry 2 sense 1, frenchman, frenchwoman