France meaning

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France (/fraːns/; French: [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française), is a unitary sovereign state comprising territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories.
During the Iron Age, what is now France was inhabited by the Gauls, a Celtic people. The Gauls were conquered by the Roman Empire in 51 BC, which held Gaul until 486.
Louis XIV made France the dominant cultural, political and military power in Europe, but by the late 18th century, the monarchy was overthrown in the French Revolution.

Definition of France in English Dictionary

Proper nounSUF-ance
1. A country in Western Europe which borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain, is a member state of the European Union, and has a population of 62 million inhabitants. Official name: French Republic (République française).
More Examples
1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
  - Fox news reported at 11:01 a.m., august 5, 2006, that the united states and France have agreed to a un security council resolution. whoop de doo!
  - "The salaried Viceroy of France ... beslobbering his brother and courtiers in a fit of maudlin affection." — Macaulay, 1828
  - No, he [Picard] was French but his accent confuses anybody who doesn't know him… Or maybe in the Trekverse, France is a part of the United Kingdom...
2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
  - France was already on the way out of Mexico when he intervened, and his fullhanded shove only accelerated the retreat.
3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
  - Placetown in England is twinned with Machinville in France.
  - Admiral Middlebrooks laid down his flag as a result of the humiliating defeat at the hands of France.
  - Placetown and Machinville are sister cities in England and France.