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Definition of franklin
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: a medieval English landowner of free but not noble birth
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Aretha (Louise) 1942–2018 American singer
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Benjamin 1706–1790 American statesman and philosopher
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Sir John 1786–1847 English arctic explorer
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Definition of Franklin (Entry 6 of 6)
1
city in east central Massachusetts population 31,635
2
town in central Tennessee south of Nashville population 62,487
3
city in southeastern Wisconsin, a south-southwestern suburb of Milwaukee population 35,451
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former district in the northern part of the Northwest Territories, Canada, including the Arctic islands and Boothia and Melville peninsulas; area now divided between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories
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“Franklin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/franklin. Accessed 5 May. 2021.
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