How to use Béziers in a sentence
The Crusaders met in large assembly, and then marched to lay siege to the city of Beziers.
Curiosities of Christian History | Croake JamesWhen the Pope's army arrived at a place called Beziers, the citizens were, of course, alarmed.
Popery! As it Was and as it Is | William HoganWe start to-morrow at six for Beziers, where we expect to find water carriage to Toulouse.
Travels in France during the years 1814-1815 | Archibald AlisonWe set off to-morrow at half-past five, in order to get into the coches d'eau at Beziers before 12 (the hour of starting).
Travels in France during the years 1814-1815 | Archibald AlisonThere, crowding yon hill, with handsome houses and churches, is Beziers—the blood-stained city.
Prose Idylls | Charles Kingsley
British Dictionary definitions for Béziers
/ (French bezje) /
a city in S France: scene of a massacre (1209) during the Albigensian Crusade. It is a centre of the wine trade. Pop: 69 153 (1999)
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