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Carcassonne

American  
[kar-ka-sawn] / kar kaˈsɔn /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Aude, in S France: medieval fortifications.


Carcassonne British  
/ karkasɔn /

noun

  1. a city in SW France: extensive remains of medieval fortifications. Pop: 43 950 (1999)

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He restored a great many other historic sites, including the entire walled town of Carcassonne in the south of France.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Harry Sykes, 16, from Bradford was on a trip with the Halifax Elite Rugby Academy when he died while swimming in a lake near Carcassonne.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2022

“It’s our work tool, our way of detecting problems,” said Ms. Barre, who works at a wine cooperative in Limoux, a town in southwestern France not far from Carcassonne.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2021

The British rider posted his fourth stage win in this year’s edition by winning stage 13 which finished in the southern city of Carcassonne.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021

The prisoners of Albi were still as far as ever from liberation, and Bernard Délicieux urged Pequigny to come to Carcassonne and consider their case on the spot.

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