Languedoc
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- proper noun
- In Languedoc, interior areas of rugged terrain, where mechanization is impossible, have lost not only their vineyards but also their farmers.
- Languedoc in France
- Languedoc and Provence
Examples
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Merlot was found in consequential quantities in Languedoc, in minimal amounts in the lower Rhône Valley, and in sometimes impressive numbers in the Midi-Pyrénées and the Charente.
Academic text (1993) -
What peace to retire into the cool August evening, after a dinner that might have been served in the Languedoc.
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The hectarage replanted has been greater in Languedoc, the principal target area, than in any other French wine region.
Academic text (1993) -
As they rode deeper into the Languedoc, Blanche noticed that the number of beggars increased significantly.
Blog text (28) -
The travel sections tell us how to find the real Thailand, or direct us to Languedoc (so much less touristy than Provence).
Blog text (10) -
The walled city of Carcassonne in Languedoc, France, is a medieval settlement owing more to the concerns of the 19th century than to those of the Middle Ages.
Academic text (2010) -
In the late 1970s and the 1980s, a large number of new AOCs were recognized in Languedoc, Provence, and the Midi-Pyrenees (Fig. 7).
Academic text (1993) -
Not only were the hybrid and American varieties removed; huge quantities of vinifera varieties in the authorized category were uprooted, especially in Languedoc, where hybrids were a small portion of the mix.
Academic text (1993) -
Cremant de Limoux - produced in the Languedoc region, specifically in the villages surrounding Limoux and composed primarily of Mauzac (Blanquette de Limoux).
Blog text (16) -
The movement arose in the eleventh century in the Languedoc region of southern France.
Compounds
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A former region in southern France with Mediterranean beaches and many vineyards
Surface Forms
Etymology
Languedoc comes from the old Occitan phrase lenga d'òc, which means 'language of oc', and oc was the local word for 'yes'. So the region was known as the place where people said 'yes' as 'oc', which is why it is tied to its own language and culture.