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Vaucluse

American  
[voh-klyz] / voʊˈklüz /

noun

  1. a department in SE France. 1,382 sq. mi. (3,580 sq. km). Avignon.


Vaucluse British  
/ voklyz /

noun

  1. a department of SE France, in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Avignon. Pop: 517 810 (2003 est). Area: 3578 sq km (1395 sq miles)

"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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Hating the Riviera in season, Charlie Watts rented in the Vaucluse.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2023

Temperatures are expected to rise to between 40 and 42 Celsius on Tuesday afternoon in the southern departments of Ardeche, Drome, Vaucluse and Gard, Meteo France said.

From Reuters Aug. 21, 2023

FranceBleu radio in the Vaucluse quoted the head of a transport company as saying he and three employees would rally to Paris in separate vehicles.

From Washington Times Feb. 10, 2022

Next came Omar at Vaucluse, which brought his velvety aesthetic to the Upper East Side.

From New York Times Jan. 22, 2020

He makes the streams and cliffs and meadows of Vaucluse his confidants.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds

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