Limousin
Americannoun
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a former province in central France.
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one of a breed of hardy French beef cattle, now popular in the U.S.
noun
noun
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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
Clafoutis is a French dessert hailing from the Limousin region.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
In the Limousin, they attacked and sabotaged German troops, ultimately freeing the area by the end of summer 1944.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2023
Cherry clafoutis is a simple peasant dessert from the Limousin region in France.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2021
Never had I seen a Limousin peasant take a seat in the presence of gentlemen, and I speedily made another discovery which not a little perplexed me.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various
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