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“France” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

France
Gallia, -ae (f.). in class. Lat., Francia, -ae (f.). in very late Lat.; the inhabitants of France, the French, Galli, -orum (m.); in late Lat., Franci, -orum (m.); French, of or belonging to France, Gallicus, -a, -um, and Gallicanus, -a, -um; in late Lat., Francus, -a, -um, and Francicus, -a, -um

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What is the Latin word for France?
The usual Latin words for “France” are gallium, francus, Gallicus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.