HyperDic: french_region

English > 1 sense of the expression French region:
NOUNlocationFrench regiona geographical subdivision of France
English > French region: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA geographical subdivision of France.
InstancesAlsace, Alsatia, ElsassA region of northeastern France famous for its wines
AnjouA former province of western France in the Loire valley
Aquitaine, AquitaniaA region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
ArtoisA former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)
AuvergneA region in central France
Basse-Normandie, Lower-NormandyA division of Normandy
Bourgogne, BurgundyA former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
Bretagne, Brittany, BreizA former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
CentreA low-lying region in central France
Champagne, Champagne-ArdenneA region of northeastern France
Corse, CorsicaA region of France on the island of Corsica
Franche-ComteA former province of eastern France
French Riviera, Cote d'AzurThe French part of the Riviera
Gascogne, GasconyA region of southwestern France
Haute-Normandie, Upper-NormandyA division of Normandy
Ile-de-FranceA region of north central France including Paris and the area around it
Languedoc-RoussillonA region in south central France
LimousinA region of central France to the west of the Auvergne mountains
Lorraine, LothringenAn eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits
MartiniqueAn island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands
MayenneA department of northwestern France in the Pays de la Loire region
Midi-PyreneesA region in southwestern France
Nord-Pas-de-CalaisA region in northeastern France
Pays de la LoireAn agricultural region of western France on the Bay of Biscay
Picardie, PicardyA region of northern France on the English Channel
Poitou-Charentes, PoitouA low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay
ProvenceA former province of southeastern France
Rhone-AlpesA mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers
Part ofFrance, French RepublicA republic in western Europe
Broadergeographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic regionA demarcated area of the Earth
Spanishregión francesa
Catalanregió francesa

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