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Cantal

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Cantal (French) [kɑ̃tal]
n
1. (Placename) a department of S central France, in the Auvergne region. Capital: Aurillac. Pop.: 150 778 (1999). Area: 5779 sq. km (2254 sq. miles)
2. (Cookery) a hard strong cheese made in this area
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In France the circle of Cantal measures six miles across; at Ceyland the circle of the island is forty miles, which is considered the largest on the globe.
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Affairs of some importance had detained the family in Paris longer than their wont; but when September came, and they were able to leave town at last for an estate in Auvergne, her father entreated me to spend a couple of months with them in an old chateau hidden away among the mountains of Cantal.
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