Franco

Fran·co

 (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-

a combining form representing French or France: Francophile; Franco-Prussian.

[< Medieval Latin Franc(us) a Frank, a Frenchman + -o-]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Franco - Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975) El Caudillo, Francisco Franco, General Franco

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Translations

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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