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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)

"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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The Carcassonne prosecutor's office said it had launched an investigation, without providing more details.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

He drove to Revel, just outside Carcassonne, and left him with the local gendarmes who checked his identity and he is now in Toulouse in the hands of French authorities.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023

It was Cort Nielsen’s second stage win at cycling’s biggest race after his maiden success in the medieval city of Carcassonne four years ago.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2022

When he visited Carcassonne he was urged to see the unfortunate captives whose persecution had been the prominent cause of the troubles, but he refused, and sent his brother Louis to look at them.

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

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