Limousin

American  

[lee-moo-zan] / li muˈzɛ̃ /

noun

1. a former province in central France.

2. one of a breed of hardy French beef cattle, now popular in the U.S.

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Limousin ¹ British  

/ limuzɛ̃ /

noun

1. a region and former province of W central France, in the W part of the Massif Central

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Limousin ² British  

/ ˈlɪmʊˌzɛ̃ /

noun

1. a breed of fairly large yellowish-to-reddish-gold beef cattle originally from France

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Example Sentences

“The EU is taking the scenic route, and that route ends in disaster,” said Greenpeace EU transport campaigner Lorelei Limousin.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022

A farmer has sold a Limousin bull for a world record price of £189,000.

From BBC • May 13, 2022

Cherry clafoutis is a simple peasant dessert from the Limousin region in France.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2021

Clad in black and white, the 14 Holstein dairy cows stand in sharp contrast to the farm’s regular herd of chocolate brown Limousin beef cattle in the open winter barns.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2016

The Limousin shows with pride to the stranger the old wooden house, with dark front, in which the conqueror of Fleurus was born.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams