Languedoc-Roussillon

British  

/ lɑ̃ɡdɔkrusijɔ̃ /

noun

1. a region of S France, on the Gulf of Lions: consists of the departments of Lozère, Gard, Hérault, Aude, and Pyrénées-Orientales; mainly mountainous with a coastal plain

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Example Sentences

Persistent drought meanwhile was expected to lower output in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in the far south, the ministry said.

From Reuters

In the early 1990s, the family moved to France, settling in a medieval village in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.

From Seattle Times

One more point: Languedoc used to habitually be referred to as Languedoc-Roussillon.

From New York Times

This South Park bottle shop and tasting room focuses on natural wine from small producers from the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France.

From Seattle Times

This has become a particularly pressing issue in and around the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, near the Mediterranean coast, where the recent cold snap followed a cascade of other crises linked to climate change.

From Washington Post