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  • prefix Relating to France, the French, French language, or French culture.

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Examples

  • Like many ambitious northerners, Liebermann, Corinth and Slevogt supplemented their training at German academies with extended periods in Paris, despite French hostility toward Germany after the Franco- Prussian War.

    Nature With a German Accent Karen Wilkin 2010

  • I am Franco- African American but my girlfriend is Hindu and speaks Kannada and I enjoy all types of diverse music where I am in Florida but there isn't too much Hindi influence in the radio these days.

    Hip Hop Hindi? - Anil Dash 2003

  • Oct. 13 Bloomberg -- Alcatel-Lucent SA, the Franco- American manufacturer of networking gear, is close to a deal to sell its Genesys call-center software unit to Permira Advisers LLP, two people familiar with the process said.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • The monument, erected in 1941 to commemorate the Franco- Thai War, is a major traffic intersection northeast of the city center, and a stop on Bangkok's elevated railway network known as the skytrain.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

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