Midi-Pyrénées

/ (French midipirene) /

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noun

a region of SW France: consists of N slopes of the Pyrenees in the south, a fertile lowland area in the west crossed by the River Garonne, and the edge of the Massif Central in the north and east

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Words nearby Midi-Pyrénées

mid-heavyweight, midi, Midian, Midianite, midinette, Midi-Pyrénées, midiron, midiskirt, midi system, midland, Midlander

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How to use Midi-Pyrénées in a sentence

Hemingway and his first wife Hadley went from the Basque country to Pamplona over the Pyrenees by bus.
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We lost $500,000 worth of gear, including a beautiful piano from the 1900s, guitars, recordings, a MIDI console.
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“Step into the Void” is the newest attraction on the uppermost terrace of Aiguille du Midi.
A New Installation in the French Alps Allows Visitors to Walk Off the Highest Mountain Peak|Justin Jones|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The two women crossed the Pyrenees by foot, ending up in a Spanish jail before being rescued by friends.
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He was the fourth son of a peasant proprietor of Lectourne, a little town on the slopes of the Pyrenees.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Incessantly fighting for fifteen days in his retreat towards the Pyrenees, he lost three thousand more of his men.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
His immediate recompense was the post of general of brigade in the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Remembering the Marshal's talent for administration and a war of posts, he offered him the command of the Midi.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
He was, for this reason, at once elected lieutenant-colonel of the volunteer legion of the Pyrenees.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison