Vosges
Americannoun
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a range of low mountains in NE France: highest peak, 4,668 feet (1,423 meters).
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a department in NE France. 2,279 sq. mi. (5,905 sq. km). Épinal.
noun
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a mountain range in E France, west of the Rhine valley. Highest peak: 1423 m (4672 ft)
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a department of NE France, in Lorraine region. Capital: Épinal. Pop: 381 277 (2003 est). Area: 5903 sq km (2302 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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The website adds that he had moved to the city to start a literary career, and enjoyed walks around Place des Vosges and Île Saint-Louis.
From Los Angeles Times
A short but demanding mountain stage which crams six categorised climbs into about 100km as the race dashes across the Vosges to the Le Markstein ski station.
From BBC
Localized forest fires have broken out in parts of France including regions such as Lorraine and Vosges where extreme heat and forest fires are rare.
From Seattle Times
Halvorsen was deported to a concentration camp in Natzweiler, near the Vosges mountains in annexed eastern France.
From BBC
Yet Delétang, who was until recently the director of the indoor-outdoor Théâtre du Peuple in the Vosges Mountains, plays into the company’s worst instincts, with a staging that eschews historical insight for endless grandstanding in front of candelabras.
From New York Times
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