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Rhône-Alpes

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/ ronalp /

noun

  1. a region of E France: mainly mountainous, rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the east; drained by the Rivers Rhône, Saône, and Isère

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The trial was led by the University of Leeds in collaboration with the The Rhône-Alpes Research Center for Human Nutrition.

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 2024

It could even serve kiwi wine, which Alexandre Villard was pouring somewhere in the borderlands between Rhône-Alpes and Alsace.

From The New Yorker Apr. 4, 2016

Michel Delpuech, leader of the local authority in the Rhône-Alpes region, has said he would impose a curfew in Lyon if necessary.

From The Guardian Nov. 14, 2015

GMT10:07 Michel Delpuech, leader of the local authority in the Rhône-Alpes region, has said he would impose a curfew in Lyon if necessary.

From The Guardian Nov. 14, 2015

“Everybody is making an effort with their exhibition program,” said Anne Giffon-Selle, president of the Adele network, which encompasses 32 contemporary art venues in the Rhône-Alpes region.

From New York Times Sep. 16, 2011

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