franklin
noun
Simple meaning
Benjamin Franklin, American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.
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ˈfɹæŋklɪn
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noun
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.
A number of townships in the United States, including in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, listed under Franklin Township.
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
A number of places in the United States
A member of the Franklin society, a social club at Whittier College founded in 1921.
A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
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