FOIX

Meaning of FOIX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfwä ]

geographical name

region & former province S France in the Pyrenees SE of Gascony

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FOIX — geographical name region & former province S France in the Pyrenees SE of Gascony
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FOIX — Historical region, southern France. It corresponds approximately to the modern département of Ariège in the région of Midi-Pyrénées. Foix was …
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FOIX — feudal county of southwestern France, corresponding approximately to the modern dpartement of Arige. Between the 11th and the 15th century, …
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FOIX — Historical region, southern France. It corresponds approximately to the modern département of Ariège in the région of Midi-Pyrénées. Foix was …
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FOIX — Pronunciation: ' fwä Function: geographical name region & former province S France in the Pyrenees SE of Gascony
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ANDORRA — officially Principality of Andorra Independent coprincipality, southeastern Europe. Area: 181 sq mi (468 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 66,400. Capital: …
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ARIÈGE — /ann rddyezh"/ , n. a department in S France. 137,857; 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Cap.: Foix.
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GRAILLY, JEAN III DE, LORD (CAPTAL) DE BUCH — died 1376/77, Paris, France vassal in Gascony under King Edward III of England and his son Edward, the Black Prince. …
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GASTON III — born 1331 died August 1391 byname Gaston Phoebus, or Phebus count of Foix from 1343, who made Foix one of …
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FREYCINET, CHARLES-LOUIS DE SAULCES DE — born Nov. 14, 1828, Foix, Fr. died May 15, 1923, Paris French political figure who served in 12 different governments, …
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ARIEGE — dpartement, Midi-Pyrnes region, southern France, bordering Andorra and Spain. Its 1,888 square miles (4,890 square km) embrace the widest and …
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ANNE OF BRITTANY — born Jan. 25, 1477, Nantes, Fr. died Jan. 9, 1514, Blois French Anne De Bretagne duchess of Brittany and twice …
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ANDORRA, FLAG OF — vertically striped blue-yellow-red national flag with a central coat of arms. It has a width-to-length ratio of approximately 2 to …
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ALBRET FAMILY — Gascon family celebrated in French history. The lords (sires) of Albret included warriors, cardinals, and kings of Navarre, reaching the …
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ANDORRA — n. officially Principality of Andorra Independent coprincipality, southeastern Europe. Area: 181 sq mi (468 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 66,400. …
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