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Lascaux

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Las·caux  (l-sk)
A cave of southwest France in the Dordogne River valley. The cave, discovered in 1940 and now closed to the public, contains important Paleolithic paintings, primarily of animals.
Lascaux (French) [lasko]
n
(Placename) the site of a cave in SW France, in the Dordogne: contains Palaeolithic wall drawings and paintings
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Noun1.Lascaux - a cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintingsLascaux - a cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintings
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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