Puy-de-Dôme

[ pwee-duh-dohm ]

noun
  1. a mountain in central France. 4,805 feet (1,465 meters).

  2. a department in central France. 3,095 sq. mi. (8,015 sq. km). Capital: Clermont-Ferrand.

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How to use Puy-de-Dôme in a sentence

  • The only height she remembered was the Puy de Dome, rounded off at the summit like a hump.

    His Masterpiece | Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for Puy de Dôme

Puy de Dôme

/ (pwi də dom) /


noun
  1. a department of central France in Auvergne region. Capital: Clermont-Ferrand. Pop: 609 817 (2003 est). Area: 8016 sq km (3094 sq miles)

  2. a mountain in central France, in the Auvergne Mountains: a volcanic plug. Height: 1485 m (4872 ft)

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