Bouches-du-Rhône

[ boosh-dy-rohn ]

noun

1. a department in SE France. 2,026 sq. mi. (5,245 sq. km). : Marseilles.

Bouches-du-Rhône

/ buʃdyron /

noun

1. a department of S central France, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Capital: Marseille. Pop: 1 883 645 (2003 est). Area: 5284 sq km (2047 sq miles)

Example Sentences

In the department of the Bouches-du-Rhone, one half of the kermes crop is dried.

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Rognac—is it the burgh of that name in Provence, department of Bouches du Rhone?

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