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Béziers

American  
[bey-zyey] / beɪˈzjeɪ /

noun

  1. a city in S France, SW of Montpellier.


Béziers British  
/ bezje /

noun

  1. a city in S France: scene of a massacre (1209) during the Albigensian Crusade. It is a centre of the wine trade. Pop: 69 153 (1999)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Rising costs have become a dominant theme on the streets of Béziers and other French cities.

From Washington Post Apr. 5, 2022

“Despite everything that’s going on, he’s in control,” said Safia Lahmel, a 58-year-old woman in Béziers who said she is likely to vote for Macron.

From Washington Post Apr. 5, 2022

And his rally in the small southern town of Béziers made an unsettling image for France's far-right leader, Marine Le Pen.

From BBC Oct. 18, 2021

It was organized by a Catholic activist group and held in Béziers, a southern town whose famously provocative mayor, Robert Ménard, warmly welcomed the attendees.

From New York Times Jun. 7, 2017

It was not until 1247 that Trencavel released the consuls of Béziers from their allegiance to him.--Mascaro,

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles

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