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Franco-American
[ frang-koh-uh-mer-i-kuhn ]
noun
- an American of French or French Canadian descent.
adjective
- of or relating to both France and America.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Franco-American1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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Example Sentences
Jean Louis Kerouac was born to a Franco-American family in Lowell, Mass.
From The Daily Beast
A gift of a billion dollars to France will fix Franco-American history all right for several centuries.
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When enough men had gained the southern bank, the assault was carried to the Franco-American lines.
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There follows a description of sixteen medals commemorative of Franco-American history, placed in the same case.
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After that we shall be arrested in France for our Franco-American accent.
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Decidedly he was not in the same class with this heroic Franco-American.
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