Franche-Comté
[ frahnsh-kawn-tey ]
/ frɑ̃ʃ kɔ̃ˈteɪ /
noun
a former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.
Example sentences from the Web for franche-comte
In the month of August he went to Franche-Comte, where he spent a month.
What is Property? |P. J. ProudhonHe repaired this disgrace by a second conquest, in person, of Franche-Comte, which this time was preserved by France.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete |Duc de Saint-SimonI took refuge in Franche-Comte at first, and there I lived for some time by the toil of my hands.
Les Misrables |Victor HugoPichegru belonged to an agricultural family of Franche-Comte.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete |Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
British Dictionary definitions for franche-comte
Franche-Comté
/ (French frɑ̃ʃkɔ̃te) /
noun
a region of E France, covering the Jura and the low country east of the Saône: part of the Kingdom of Burgundy (6th century ad –1137); autonomous as the Free County of Burgundy (1137–1384); under Burgundian rule again (1384–1477) and Hapsburg rule (1493–1674); annexed by France (1678)