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Anjou

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An·jou 1  (nj, ä-zh)
1. A historical region and former province of northwest France in the Loire River valley. Ruled by the powerful counts of Anjou in the early Middle Ages, it was annexed to the French crown lands by Louis XI in the 1480s.
2. A town of southern Quebec, Canada, a suburb of Montreal. Population: 39,300.
An·jou 2  (nzh, -j)
n.
A variety of pear with green skin and firm smooth flesh.
[After Anjou1.]
Anjou (French) [ɑ̃ʒu]
n
(Placename) a former province of W France, in the Loire valley: a medieval countship from the 10th century, belonging to the English crown from 1154 until 1204; annexed by France in 1480 Related adj Angevin
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Noun1.Anjou - a former province of western France in the Loire valley
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
Angevin, Angevine - a resident of Anjou
2.anjou - a pear with firm flesh and a green skin
pear - sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
Translations
Anjou [ɑːŋˈʒuː] N → Anjeo m


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Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, after having had an entertainment at my house and enjoying themselves very much, created such a disturbance that the provost of the castle, a rigid man, has ordered them to be confined for some days; but I accomplish the order they have given me by forwarding to you a dozen bottles of my Anjou wine, with which they are much pleased.
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D'Artagnan was pleased that the grocer had drawn from behind the fagots a bottle of that Anjou wine which during all his life had been D'Artagnan's favorite wine.
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My wines of Anjou, selected for Athos, who liked them formerly; my wines of Burgundy, Champagne, Bordeaux, and Spain, stocking eight cellars and twelve vaults, in my various houses.
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