francis ferdinand

1. 1.

   archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914)

   SynonymsFranz Ferdinand

   Broaderarchduke

Questions about francis ferdinand

What does francis ferdinand mean?

francis ferdinand means "archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914)".

What is another word for francis ferdinand?

Close synonyms include Franz Ferdinand. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is francis ferdinand a common word?

francis ferdinand is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.