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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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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’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

When, therefore, the legate summoned him to meet the inquisitors at Carcassonne he meekly went there and conferred with them and the bishops.

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

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