Angoumois
[ ahng-goom-wah; French ahn-goo-mwa ]
/ ˌɑŋ gumˈwɑ; French ɑ̃ guˈmwa /
noun
a region and former province of W France: famous as source of cognac.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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Example sentences from the Web for angoumois
The assassin's name was Francis Ravaillac, a native of Angoumois, who had been a solicitor in the courts of law.
The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women|Frederic Rowland MarvinColbert labored to increase the receipts; the new imposts excited insurrections in Angoumois, in Guyenne, in Brittany.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times|Francois Pierre Guillaume GuizotFrom this time forward, vague rumors reported the existence of a great man in Angoumois.
Two Poets|Honore de BalzacA baker is cited in Angoumois, France, who spent ten minutes in a furnace at 132° C.