franklin
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frank·lin

noun \ˈfraŋ-klən\

Definition of FRANKLIN

: a medieval English landowner of free but not noble birth

Origin of FRANKLIN

Middle English frankeleyn, from Anglo-French franclein, from franc
First Known Use: 14th century

Frank·lin

biographical name \ˈfraŋ-klən\

Definition of FRANKLIN

Aretha (Louise) 1942– Am. singer

Franklin

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Benjamin 1706–1790 Am. statesman & philos.

Franklin

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Sir John 1786–1847 Eng. arctic explorer

Franklin

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Rosalind Elsie 1920–1958 Eng. biophysicist

Frank·lin

geographical name \ˈfraŋ-klən\

Definition of FRANKLIN

1
city E cen Massachusetts pop 29,560
2
town cen Tennessee S of Nashville pop 41,842
3
city SE Wisconsin, a SSW suburb of Milwaukee pop 29,494
4
former district Canada in N Northwest Territories including Arctic islands & Boothia & Melville peninsulas; area now divided between Nunavut & Northwest Territories

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