Besançon
a city in and the capital of Doubs, in E France: Roman ruins.
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How to use Besançon in a sentence
But I was obliged to pass through Besancon, a fortified town, and consequently subject to the same inconvenience.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques RousseauHis passage through Besancon is marked by a singular consequence in the chain of human events.
Memoirs of My Life and Writings | Edward GibbonProudhon dedicated it, in a letter which served as the preface, to the Academy of Besancon.
What is Property? | P. J. ProudhonAmong the thousands of fetiches of various sorts then resorted to may be named, as typical, the Holy Handkerchief of Besancon.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom | Andrew Dickson WhiteAs it is, the apparatus is rendering great services where it has been introduced; for example, at Besancon and Belfort.
British Dictionary definitions for Besançon
/ (French bəzɑ̃sɔ̃) /
a city in E France, on the Doubs River: university (1422). Pop: 117 733 (1999)
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