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GENERAL FRANCO
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• GENERAL FRANCO (noun)
The noun GENERAL 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)
Familiarity information: GENERAL FRANCO used as a noun is very rare.
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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