English > French region: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | A geographical subdivision of France. |
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| Instances | Alsace, Alsatia, Elsass | A region of northeastern France famous for its wines |
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| Anjou | A former province of western France in the Loire valley |
| Aquitaine, Aquitania | A region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees |
| Artois | A former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders) |
| Auvergne | A region in central France |
| Basse-Normandie, Lower-Normandy | A division of Normandy |
| Bourgogne, Burgundy | A former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines |
| Bretagne, Brittany, Breiz | A former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay |
| Centre | A low-lying region in central France |
| Champagne, Champagne-Ardenne | A region of northeastern France |
| Corse, Corsica | A region of France on the island of Corsica |
| Franche-Comte | A former province of eastern France |
| French Riviera, Cote d'Azur | The French part of the Riviera |
| Gascogne, Gascony | A region of southwestern France |
| Haute-Normandie, Upper-Normandy | A division of Normandy |
| Ile-de-France | A region of north central France including Paris and the area around it |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | A region in south central France |
| Limousin | A region of central France to the west of the Auvergne mountains |
| Lorraine, Lothringen | An eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits |
| Martinique | An island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands |
| Mayenne | A department of northwestern France in the Pays de la Loire region |
| Midi-Pyrenees | A region in southwestern France |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | A region in northeastern France |
| Pays de la Loire | An agricultural region of western France on the Bay of Biscay |
| Picardie, Picardy | A region of northern France on the English Channel |
| Poitou-Charentes, Poitou | A low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay |
| Provence | A former province of southeastern France |
| Rhone-Alpes | A mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers |
| Part of | France, French Republic | A republic in western Europe |
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| Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
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| Spanish | región francesa |
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| Catalan | regió francesa |
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