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dordogne

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

Editorial note

There are 10k speakers of Limousin today (according to Wikipedia), out of about 1.2M residents in Dordogne and Limousin combined.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Capital: Périgueux.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Capital: Périgueux.

noun

A long river in south-central and southwestern France, emptying into the Gironde estuary, flowing through the departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Corrèze, Lot, Dordogne and Gironde.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dordogne.

noun

A department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Capital: Périgueux.

noun

A long river in south-central and southwestern France, emptying into the Gironde estuary, flowing through the departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Corrèze, Lot, Dordogne and Gironde.

Example sentences

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There are 10k speakers of Limousin today (according to Wikipedia), out of about 1.2M residents in Dordogne and Limousin combined.

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I rented a Renault Zoe for a week, last May in Dordogne (a nice French southwest department).

3

I know the Dordogne saw a lot of fighting, and it has a lot of castles that got upgraded regularly.

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Where I live in the Dordogne in France houses (and outbuildings) are traditionally built with high steeply sloped roofs to create an air space at the top of the house to collect the hot air in summer - allowing cooler air to fill the rooms below.

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Physical anthropologists agree that Cro-Magnon is represented in modern times by the Berber and Tuareg peoples of North Africa, the all but extinct Guanches of the Canary Isles, the Basques of northern Spain, the Aquitanians living in the Dordogne Valley and the Bretons of Brittany; and until lately, those living on the Isle d'Oleron.

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There are many English people who retired in Brittany and more generally in the west part of France as well in Dordogne.

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After a visit to Lascaux, in the Dordogne, which was discovered in 1940, Picasso reportedly said to his guide, “ They’ve invented everything.

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I stumbled across so many interesting places, the prehistoric caves of the Dordogne, the dramatic village of Rocamadour located on a cliff, and many other memorable places.

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For people who can't Braze or Weld, we used to call them a "bitza" made from "bits of this, bits of that" My first two bikes were bitza's and in the 80s I made a third for my partner so we could tour the Dordogne together.

Quote examples

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After a visit to Lascaux, in the Dordogne, which was discovered in 1940, Picasso reportedly said to his guide, “ They’ve invented everything.

2

For people who can't Braze or Weld, we used to call them a "bitza" made from "bits of this, bits of that" My first two bikes were bitza's and in the 80s I made a third for my partner so we could tour the Dordogne together.

Proper noun examples

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There are many English people who retired in Brittany and more generally in the west part of France as well in Dordogne.

2

I stumbled across so many interesting places, the prehistoric caves of the Dordogne, the dramatic village of Rocamadour located on a cliff, and many other memorable places.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use dordogne in a sentence?

There are 10k speakers of Limousin today (according to Wikipedia), out of about 1.2M residents in Dordogne and Limousin combined.

What does dordogne mean?

A department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Capital: Périgueux.

What part of speech is dordogne?

dordogne is commonly used as noun.