Massif Central

American  

[ma-seef sahn-tral] / ma sif sɑ̃ˈtral /

noun

1. a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.

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Massif Central British  

/ masif sɑ̃tral /

noun

1. a mountainous plateau region of S central France, occupying about one sixth of the country: contains several extinct volcanic cones, notably Puy de Dôme, 1465 m (4806 ft). Highest point: Puy de Sancy, 1886 m (6188 ft). Area: about 85 000 sq km (33 000 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Woods then dropped Jorgenson at ease and reached the summit of the Puy de Dome, a famed volcanic crater in the Massif Central region of south-central France that last hosted a stage 35 years ago.

From Washington Times • Jul. 9, 2023

This transitional stage could end up being one of those days when fractures emerge in the peloton as it travels at full gas from the Alps to the magnificent views of the Massif Central.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2022

Squeezed between the crossing of the Vosges and Massif Central mountains, the 230-kilometer trek took the peloton from Belfort to Chalon-sur-Saone in central-east France.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2019

Squeezed between the crossing of the Vosges and Massif Central mountains, the stage took the peloton from Belfort to Chalon-sur-Saone.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2019

Its most striking feature is the mountainous and eruptive area known as the Massif Central, which covers south-central France.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various