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FRANCIS FERDINAND
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• FRANCIS FERDINAND (noun)
The noun FRANCIS FERDINAND has 1 sense:
1. archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914)
Familiarity information: FRANCIS FERDINAND used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Francis Ferdinand; Franz Ferdinand
Instance hypernyms:
archduke (a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria)
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