Charente
Americannoun
noun
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a department of W central France, in Poitou-Charentes region. Capital: Angoulême. Pop: 341 275 (2003 est). Area: 5972 sq km (2329 sq miles)
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a river in W France, rising in the Massif Central and flowing west to the Bay of Biscay. Length: 362 km (225 miles)
Example Sentences
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France recorded its highest temperature of 37.8C in the Charente department.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
Thousands of jobs are at stake in the Charente region alone, he says: "Cognac is a product that's made for export."
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025
Lie With Me, which was a No 1 bestseller in France, follows a first love between two teenage boys, Besson and Thomas Andrieux, a fellow pupil at his lycée in the Charente in south-west France.
From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2019
Five hours southwest of Paris by car lies the Charente, a lush agricultural area known for sappy melons, slimy escargots, earthy mushrooms and, of course, one of the world's most famed spirits, Cognac.
From Time Magazine Archive
Reaching the banks of the Charente, he offered the confederates battle, near the bridge of Taillebourg; but his challenge was not accepted.
From The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. by Edgar, John G. (John George)
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