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Creuse

American  
[krœz] / krœz /

noun

  1. a department in central France. 2,165 sq. mi. (5,605 sq. km). Guéret.


Creuse British  
/ krøz /

noun

  1. a department of central France, in Limousin region. Capital: Guéret. Pop: 122 713 (2003 est). Area: 5606 sq km (2186 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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Medea faces deportation; her children will stay with Jason and Creuse.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 13, 2023

So do all who do her wrong in a winning cast that included Reinoud Van Mechelen as a clarion Jason and Carolyn Sampson, a sweet-toned Creuse.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 13, 2023

Conklin was a standout guard in basketball and wide receiver in football at L’Anse Creuse High School-North in Macomb Township, Michigan.

From Seattle Times Sep. 30, 2022

Lurgat's work is done at Aubusson on the river Creuse, the waters of which, unlike most other rivers in France, are free from calcium and perfect for dyeing wool.

From Time Magazine Archive

I could not see the valley of the Roche Creuse without sorrow, and so I have come hither.

From The Count of Nideck adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chartrian by Fiske, Ralph Browning

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