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Limousin

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Li·mou·sin  (l-m-z)
A historical region and former province of central France west of the Auvergne Mountains. It was included in the dowry given by Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II of England in 1152 and was eventually reconquered by France (1370-1374).
Limousin1
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(Placename) a region and former province of W central France, in the W part of the Massif Central
Limousin2
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of fairly large yellowish-to-reddish-gold beef cattle originally from France
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Noun1.Limousin - a region of central France to the west of the Auvergne mountains
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe


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All the windows and doors had been taken away, and sufficiently large holes were conspicuous in the dilapidated roofs, but the surrounding land was laid out in fields that were highly cultivated, and the old garden spaces had been turned into meadows, watered by a system of irrigation as artfully contrived as that in use in Limousin.
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His majesty, by accepting the gift of these six incomparable horses, would stimulate the pride of his own breeders, of Limousin, Perche, and Normandy, and this emulation would have been beneficial to all.
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We will accompany them only to a little village in Limousin, lying between Tulle and Angouleme -- a little village called Roche-l'Abeille.
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