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Limousin

American  
[lee-moo-zan] / li muˈzɛ̃ /

noun

  1. a former province in central France.

  2. one of a breed of hardy French beef cattle, now popular in the U.S.


Limousin 1 British  
/ limuzɛ̃ /

noun

  1. a region and former province of W central France, in the W part of the Massif Central

"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

Limousin 2 British  
/ ˈlɪmʊˌzɛ̃ /

noun

  1. a breed of fairly large yellowish-to-reddish-gold beef cattle originally from France

"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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For weeks, the Belgian - a widower of four years - had been communicating on WhatsApp with who he thought was Ms Vouzelaud, former Miss Limousin and first runner-up to Miss France in 2007.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2025

Cherry clafoutis is a simple peasant dessert from the Limousin region in France.

From Washington Post Jul. 7, 2021

Thick fur common to her Limousin breed and the mild winter in eastern Poland so far this year have also helped her, he told The Associated Press on Thursday.

From Seattle Times Jan. 26, 2018

Clad in black and white, the 14 Holstein dairy cows stand in sharp contrast to the farm’s regular herd of chocolate brown Limousin beef cattle in the open winter barns.

From New York Times Feb. 18, 2016

It is in the Limousin next door to me that they are at work.

From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Weyman, Stanley J.

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