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Franco-Prussian War

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Franco-Prussian War
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(Historical Terms) the war of 1870-71 between France and Prussia culminating in the fall of the French Second Empire and the founding of the German empire
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Noun1.Franco-Prussian WarFranco-Prussian War - a war between France and Prussia that ended the Second Empire in France and led to the founding of modern Germany; 1870-1871


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