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French region

DEFINITIONS OF: French region

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n a geographical subdivision of France

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French Riviera
the French part of the Riviera
Alsatia
a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
Anjou
a former province of western France in the Loire valley
Aquitaine
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
a division of Normandy
Bourgogne
a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
Bretagne
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-Ardenne
a region of northeastern France
Corsica
a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
Franche-Comte
a former province of eastern France
Gascogne
a region of southwestern France
Haute-Normandie
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; named after the medieval dialect of French that was spoken there
Limousin
a region of central France to the west of the Auvergne mountains
Lothringen
an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits
Martinique
an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France
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
a region of northern France on the English Channel
Poitou-Charentes
a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay
Rhone-Alpes
a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers
Provence
a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur
Type of:
geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
a demarcated area of the Earth
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