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Corrèze

American  
[kaw-rez] / kɔˈrɛz /

noun

  1. a department in central France. 2,273 sq. mi. (5,885 sq. km). Tulle.


Corrèze British  
/ kɔrɛz /

noun

  1. a department of central France, in Limousin region. Capital: Tulle. Pop: 234 144 (2003 est). Area: 5888 sq km (2296 sq miles)

"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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"The bodies are definitely there somewhere. We are not going to stop now," said Xavier Kompa, head of the French Veterans' Affairs Office in the Corrèze department.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2023

Marc Hirschi made it third time lucky as he claimed his maiden Tour de France stage victory in Sarran Corrèze.

From The Guardian Sep. 10, 2020

The newspaper Le Figaro reported that Mr. Senderens died at his home in Corrèze, in southwestern France.

From Washington Post Jun. 27, 2017

Even Brive, a club in the deeply rural Corrèze region, has six Fijian players and five South Africans.

From Economist May 21, 2015

Shortly after this, France having been divided into departments, my father was named administrator for the Corrèze and then a member of the Legislative Assembly.

From The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot by Colt, Oliver C.

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