franklin
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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
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geographical name \ˈfraŋ-klən\Definition of FRANKLIN
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city E cen Massachusetts pop 29,560
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town cen Tennessee S of Nashville pop 41,842
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city SE Wisconsin, a SSW suburb of Milwaukee pop 29,494
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former district Canada in N Northwest Territories including Arctic islands & Boothia & Melville peninsulas; area now divided between Nunavut & Northwest Territories
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