- a group of West Germanic dialects or languages, consisting of Frankish and the dialects descended from Frankish.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Franconia.
- of or relating to Franconian.
- a group of medieval Germanic dialects spoken by the Franks in an area from N Bavaria and Alsace to the mouth of the Rhine. Low Franconian developed into Dutch, while Upper Franconian contributed to High German, of which it remains a recognizable dialect
- of or relating to Franconia, the Franks, or their languages