Carcassonne

[ kar-ka-sawn ]

/ kar kaˈsɔn /

Save This Word!

noun

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

QUIZ

ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?

We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.

Question 1 of 8

Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?

navy

beryl

azure

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

Words nearby Carcassonne

carcanet, car card, Carcas, carcase, carcass, Carcassonne, Carchemish, carcino-, carcinoembryonic antigen, carcinogen, carcinogenesis

How to use Carcassonne in a sentence

Some games, like Carcassonne, make you draw from a deck of thick cardboard tiles.
Organize and accessorize your board games with 3D printing|RK Pendergrass|February 26, 2021|Popular-Science
In 1204, he met the leaders of the Albigenses in conference at Carcassonne.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March|Sabine Baring-Gould
The afternoon's ride to Carcassonne was in the face of a strong wind.
Europe from a Motor Car|Russell Richardson
When he became bishop of Carcassonne he built the south chapel that opens from St. Nazaires nave (1323-30).
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

Not that Carcassonne, as redressed by M. Viollet-le-Duc, is deficient in clat; it has too much of it.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
From about 819 to 1082 Carcassonne formed a separate countship, and from the latter date till 1247 a viscountship.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Carcassonne

Carcassonne

/ (French karkasɔn) /

noun

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