WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Franche-Com•té (fränsh kôn tā′),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.
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Franche-Comté /French: frɑ̃ʃkɔ̃te/ n - 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)