Bé·ziers (b z-y ) A city of southern France southwest of Montpellier. An ancient Gallic fortress, it is an industrial center with an important trade in wines. Population: 72,400. |
Béziers (French) [bezje]
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(Placename) a city in S France: scene of a massacre (1209) during the Albigensian Crusade. It is a centre of the wine trade. Pop.: 70 996 (1990)
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