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

From Reuters Aug. 8, 2023

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

From Seattle Times Dec. 1, 2022

In the south, the regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrenees were merged into France’s largest regional government by land size.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2018

There are other festivals here in the summer, but Montpellier Danse is the festival in this city of winding medieval passages and centuries-old buildings in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2015

Pedigree: Neoclassical elegance abounds at this 19th-century villa in France’s southern Languedoc-Roussillon region.

From Architectural Digest Jun. 10, 2015

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