Limoges

See also: limoges and limogés

English

Etymology

Borrowed 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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Limoges

  1. A city, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly the capital of the old Limousin region.

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French

Etymology

Inherited 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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /li.mɔʒ/
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Proper noun

Limoges f

  1. Limoges (a city, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)

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