Carcassonne
Americannoun
noun
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He restored a great many other historic sites, including the entire walled town of Carcassonne in the south of France.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
He drove the teenager to Revel, just outside Carcassonne, and left him with local gendarmes who checked his identity and took him to Toulouse before his journey back to the UK was arranged.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023
It was Cort Nielsen’s second stage win at cycling’s biggest race after his maiden success in the medieval city of Carcassonne four years ago.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2022
“It’s our work tool, our way of detecting problems,” said Ms. Barre, who works at a wine cooperative in Limoux, a town in southwestern France not far from Carcassonne.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2021
Gui’s allusion refers to the insults offered to the Dominicans during the troubles of Carcassonne, when those who ventured into the streets were followed with cries of “Coac, Coac!” “ad modum corvi”--MS.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
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