English Explanatory Dictionary

Limoges

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the capital of Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly the capital of the old Limousin region.

Word forms

Limoges

Etymology

Borrowed from French Limoges, from Latin Lemovices (adjective Lemovicinus), name of a Gaulish tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears; of same ultimate origin as elm.

Related words

Limousin limousine

Derived words

Limoges enamel Limoges ware
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