"Central Franconian" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Calque from German Mittelfränkisch. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|-}} Calque from German Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun|head=Central Franconian}} Central Franconian
  1. one of two main subgroups of the West Central German dialects; spoken in the north-western half of Rhineland-Palatinate, south-western North Rhine-Westphalia, easternmost Belgium, and southeasternmost Limburg (Netherlands); distinguished from Rhine Franconian by the use of dat (“that”) and wat (“what”), and the consistent pronunciation of Germanic -β- as a fricative (i.e. [v], or [f] when now in coda position). Synonyms: Middle Franconian Holonyms: West Central German Meronyms: Moselle Franconian, Ripuarian Coordinate_terms: Rhine Franconian
    Sense id: en-Central_Franconian-en-name-qP2v1Fmf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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