Cévennes

[ sey-ven ]

/ seɪˈvɛn /

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noun (used with a plural verb)

a mountain range in S France. Highest peak, Mt. Mézenc, 5,753 feet (1,754 meters).

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Words nearby Cévennes

Cetura, Cetus, cetyl alcohol, cetylic acid, Ceuta, Cévennes, ceviche, Cewa, Ceylon, Ceylonese, Ceylon moss

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How to use Cévennes in a sentence

They cultivated the fine lands of the Cevennes, the vineyards of Guienne, the cloths of Caen.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I. February, 1862, No. II.|Various
It is generally of a mountainous character, and contains the culminating point of the Cevennes.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
Those white wreaths of smoke against the Cevennes tell me that.
A Tatter of Scarlet|S. R. Crockett
The love songs of the Jugoslav lands have a dreamy, calm and exalted sweetness that reminds us of the Alps and the Cevennes.
An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics|Various

The wasting persecutions of the Calvinists in the mountains of the Cevennes drove men and women wild with desperate fanaticism.
The Golden Dog|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for Cévennes

Cévennes

/ (French sevɛn) /

noun

a mountain range in S central France, on the SE edge of the Massif Central. Highest peak: 1754 m (5755 ft)

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