/frang koh"nee euhn, -kohn"yeuhn, fran-/ , n.
1. a group of West Germanic dialects or languages, consisting of Frankish and the dialects descended from Frankish.
adj.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Franconia.
3. of or pertaining to Franconian.
[ 1795-1805; FRANCONI(A) + -AN ]