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Alpes-de-Haute Provence

Alpes-de-Haute Provence

noun

a department in southeast France. 2,698 sq. mi. (6,990 sq. km). Digne.
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

noun

a department of SE France in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Digne. Pop: 144 508 (2003 est). Area: 6988 sq km (2725 sq miles)

Alpes-de-Haute Provence

American

[alp-duh-oht praw-vahns] / alp də oʊt prɔˈvɑ̃s /

noun

a department in southeast France. 2,698 sq. mi. (6,990 sq. km). Digne.

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence British

/ alpdəotprɔvɑ̃s /

noun

Former name: Basses-Alpes. a department of SE France in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Digne. Pop: 144 508 (2003 est). Area: 6988 sq km (2725 sq miles)

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Christophe Béchu, the French minister for environmental transition, said Friday in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region, ahead of meetings with farmers deprived of water, that the drought was unheard-of — at least now.

From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2022

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