Toulon (redirected from Toulon, Var)

Tou·lon  (t-l)

A city of southeast France on the Mediterranean Sea east-southeast of Marseille. First mentioned in the third century a.d. as a Roman naval station, it became part of France in 1481. Population: 167,000.

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Toulon (French) [tulɔ̃]

n

(Placename) a fortified port and naval base in SE France, on the Mediterranean: naval arsenal developed by Henry IV and Richelieu, later fortified by Vauban. Pop.: 159 389 (1990)

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Toulon - a port city and naval base in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

Translations

Toulon [ˈtuːˈlɔ̃ːŋ] N → Tolón m