Lan·gue·doc (läng-dôk , lä g-) A historical region and former province of south-central France on an arm of the Mediterranean Sea west of the Rhone River. Named after the Romance language of its inhabitants, it was conquered by the Franks in the eighth century and incorporated into the French royal domain in 1271. |
Languedoc (French) [lɑ̃gdɔk]
n
1. (Placename) a former province of S France, lying between the foothills of the Pyrenees and the River Rhône: formed around the countship of Toulouse in the 13th century; important production of bulk wines
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a wine from this region
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