Cantal
Americannoun
noun
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a department of S central France, in the Auvergne region. Capital: Aurillac. Pop: 148 359 (2003 est). Area: 5779 sq km (2254 sq miles)
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a hard strong cheese made in this area
Example Sentences
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These include Cantal, Bleu d'Auvergne, Fourme d'Ambert, Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, Reblochon and the goats cheese Rocamadour.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
In France, the dry spell has been so severe that the country has 62 regions with restrictions on water usage — including Cantal, where salers is produced.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2022
It's a cheese dish made with fresh Cantal tomme cheese and potatoes cooked in a pan.
From US News ● Jul. 6, 2016
If you had to pick just one, go for a slice of Cantal, the famous cylinder-shaped pressed cheese made with the milk of hay-fed cows.
From US News ● Jul. 6, 2016
I soon reached the Hotel du Cantal which was only a hotel in name, being nothing better than a miserable lodging house.
From Nobody's Boy Sans Famille by Florence Crewe-Jones
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