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(frăng′kō, fräng′-), Francisco Known as "El Caudillo." 1892-1975. Spanish general and political leader who directed the Nationalist government and rebel armed forces that defeated the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). He ruled as dictator (1939-1975) until his death, upon which the Bourbon monarchy was restored.
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Franco
(ˈfræŋkəʊ; Spanish ˈfraŋko)n
(Biography) Francisco (franˈθisko), called el Caudillo. 1892–1975, Spanish general and statesman; head of state (1939–1975). He was commander-in-chief of the Falangists in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), defeating the republican government and establishing a dictatorship (1939). He kept Spain neutral in World War II
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Fran•co
(ˈfræŋ koʊ)n.
Francisco (Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco-Bahamonde), 1892–1975, Spanish dictator: head of Spain 1939–75.
Fran′co•ist, n.
Franco-
[< Medieval Latin Franc(us) a Frank, a Frenchman + -o-]
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franco
:francophile
n → Franzosenfreund(in) m(f); he is a franco → er ist frankophil
francophilia
n → Frankophilie f
francophobe
n → Franzosenfeind(in) m(f)
francophobia
n → Frankophobie f
Francophone
adj → frankofon, Französisch sprechend
n → Frankofone(r) mf, → Französisch sprechende(r) mf
Franco-Prussian
adj the franco War → der Deutsch-Französische Krieg
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