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FRANCO

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FRANCO (noun)
  The noun FRANCO has 1 sense:

1. Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)play

  Familiarity information: FRANCO used as a noun is very rare.


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FRANCO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

El Caudillo; Francisco Franco; Franco; General Franco

Instance hypernyms:

dictator; potentate (a ruler who is unconstrained by law)

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)


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