Used in a Sentence

anjou

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for anjou.

Editorial note

Plantagenet was Angevin, meaning from Anjou in France, because Geoffrey of Anjou married Matilda.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A type of green-skinned pear.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of anjou gathered in one view.

noun

A type of green-skinned pear.

noun

A town and municipality in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

noun

(historical) A former county, duchy and province in the northwest of modern-day France.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for anjou.

noun

A type of green-skinned pear.

noun

A town and municipality in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

noun

(historical) A former county, duchy and province in the northwest of modern-day France.

noun

(historical) A noble family, associated with the county, from which came several dynasties and numerous counts and dukes.

Example sentences

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Plantagenet was Angevin, meaning from Anjou in France, because Geoffrey of Anjou married Matilda.

2

Were the french cavalry massacred at Anjou or the long-bowmen who dealt them defeat?

3

IE, one of the few times I went there, the bosc and d'anjou pears were all mixed together because they are green.

4

There is actually a famous case everyone studies in law school torts class about negligence and duty of care where a woman slips on a banana peel, Anjou v.

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Time after that, when Charles II, king of Spain in 1700 and with severe mental and physical problems, was about to die without descendants, he chose his grandnephew, Philip of Anjou as succesor.

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Hungary had two female kings Mary of the House of Anjou, and Maria Theresa.

7

Rainier cherries, early season white peaches, and home ripened Red d'Anjou pears.

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Through marriage, they were also duchesses of Normandy, Anjou, Aquitaine, Gascony - regions that, like England, had cultural and linguistic similarities with the Kingdom of France, but their own independent political history.

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The simple use case for XML is always easy, but then it always ends up looking like this: <step>prepare fruit <step>prepare <ing variety"bartlet anjou comice">pear slices</ing> from a <ing state="unprepped">pear</ing> <step>wash</step> <step>trim <step>remove stem</step> <step>peel</step> </step> <step> <step thickness=".25mm">slice</step> </step> </step> <step>...

Quote examples

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The simple use case for XML is always easy, but then it always ends up looking like this: <step>prepare fruit <step>prepare <ing variety"bartlet anjou comice">pear slices</ing> from a <ing state="unprepped">pear</ing> <step>wash</step> <step>trim <step>remove stem</step> <step>peel</step> </step> <step> <step thickness=".25mm">slice</step> </step> </step> <step>...

Proper noun examples

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Hungary had two female kings Mary of the House of Anjou, and Maria Theresa.

2

Rainier cherries, early season white peaches, and home ripened Red d'Anjou pears.

3

Through marriage, they were also duchesses of Normandy, Anjou, Aquitaine, Gascony - regions that, like England, had cultural and linguistic similarities with the Kingdom of France, but their own independent political history.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use anjou in a sentence?

Plantagenet was Angevin, meaning from Anjou in France, because Geoffrey of Anjou married Matilda.

What does anjou mean?

A type of green-skinned pear.

What part of speech is anjou?

anjou is commonly used as noun.