/ Dictionary / Index F Franz Josef Land: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Franz' Jo'sef Land" Pronunciation: (land Ger. länt), [key] an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, E of Spitzbergen and N of Novaya Zemlya: belongs to the Russian Federation. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Franz Josef Franz Joseph II Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blanch Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language