Carcassonne

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English

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 Carcassonne (board game) on Wikipedia

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɑːkəˈsən/, /ˌkɑːkəˈsɒn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɑɹkəˈsən/, /ˌkɑɹkəˈsoʊn/

Proper noun

Carcassonne

  1. An old walled city, capital of Aude department, formerly in Languedoc-Roussillon, now Occitanie, France.
  2. (board games) A board game where players have to place tiles and score features.

Translations

French

Etymology

First attested as the Roman name, Latin Carcasō (Pliny).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʁ.ka.sɔn/
  • (Southern France) IPA(key): /kaχ.ka.ˈsɔ.nə/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Proper noun

Carcassonne f

  1. Carcassonne

Derived terms

References

  • Albert Dauzat et Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France, Paris, Librairie Guénégaud, 1979 (→ISBN), p. 147a
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