Languedoc

[ lahng-dawk ]

/ lɑ̃gˈdɔk /

noun

a former province in S France. Capital: Toulouse.

Related forms

Langue·do·cian

[lang-doh-shuh n, lang-gwuh-doh-shuh n] /læŋˈdoʊ ʃən, ˌlæŋ gwəˈdoʊ ʃən/, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for languedoc

Languedoc is the country of the latter luxury; and Languedoc is in the south of France—aptly termed 'the austere south.'
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 434|Various
He has one estate in Burgundy, two in Languedoc, and one in the vicinity of this capital.
Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete|Lewis Goldsmith
This event in 1319 marked the victory of the Inquisition in Languedoc.
Medival Heresy and the Inquisition|A. S. Turberville
The Narbonnaise, or Languedoc, is perhaps the most charming district of charming France.
Health and Education|Charles Kingsley

Keller Bey's family lived with my father across the water in Languedoc.
A Tatter of Scarlet|S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for languedoc

Languedoc

/ (French lɑ̃ɡdɔk) /

noun

a former province of S France, lying between the foothills of the Pyrenees and the River Rhône: formed around the countship of Toulouse in the 13th century; important production of bulk wines

a wine from this region

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