Charente
[sha-rahnt]
- a department in W France. 2306 sq. mi. (5975 sq. km). Capital: Angoulême.
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Contemporary Examples
In 2002, Michelle Elzay began photographing the Benedictine nuns of the Saint Marie Du Maumont convent, in the Charente in France.
Many of these same grapes noted above are also tapped for producing Cognac in the Charente.
Historical Examples
The Patriote and Tourville also lay not far from the channel of the Charente.
How Britannia Came to Rule the WavesW.H.G. Kingston
The trouble came on an afternoon, the third week from the Charente.
In Search of MademoiselleGeorge Gibbs
Saintes lies on the Charente, some fifty miles from Angoulme.
How France Built Her CathedralsElizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
It comprises the secondary basins of the Adour and the Charente.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
Cerizet called for Mlle. Signol, and the two walked by the Charente.
Eve and DavidHonore de Balzac
Charente
- a department of W central France, in Poitou-Charentes region. Capital: Angoulême. Pop: 341 275 (2003 est). Area: 5972 sq km (2329 sq miles)
- a river in W France, rising in the Massif Central and flowing west to the Bay of Biscay. Length: 362 km (225 miles)
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