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Palatinate vs Franconia - What's the difference?

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palatinate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A territory ruled by a palatine
  • A native or inhabitant of such a territory

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to a palatinate or the Palatinate

    • Derived terms

    * palatinate blue * palatinate purple

    franconia

    English

    (wikipedia Franconia)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A historic region of Germany comprising the northern area of modern Bavaria and lands to its immediate west.
  • * 1759 , George Sale et al., The Modern Part of an Universal History'', (volume XXIX): ''History of the German Empire , page 2:
    • Since the reign of Charlemagne'', this country is divided into ''High]]'' and ''Low Germany'': the '', and the ''[[Grisons, Gri?ons ...

    Derived terms

    * Franconian