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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Besançon, from Latin Vesontiō.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Besançon
- A commune, the capital city of the Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
Translations
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Ultimately from the Latin name of the city, Vesontiō (accusative Vesontiōnem).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Besançon ?
- Besançon (a commune, the capital of the Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)
Derived terms
Occitan
Proper noun
Besançon ? (Gascony)
- Besançon (a commune, the capital of the Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)
References
- Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 145.