Limoges
A city, the capital of Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly…A city, the capital of Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly the capital of the old Limousin region.
US/lɪmˈoʊdʒɪz/
Meaning
1 sensesA city, the capital of Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly the capital of the old Limousin region.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French Limoges, from Latin Lemovices (adjective Lemovicinus), name of a GaulBorrowed from French Limoges, from Latin Lemovices (adjective Lemovicinus), name of a Gaulish tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears; of same ultimate origin as elm.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedlimousine