Provence
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Pro·vence
(prə-väns′, prô-väNs′) A historical region and former province of southeast France bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. It was settled c. 600 bc by Greeks and later by Phoenician merchants and was colonized by Rome in the second century bc. Provence became part of the kingdom of Arles in 933 ad and later passed to the Angevin dynasty (1246) and to France (1486).
Provence
(French prɔvɑ̃s)n
(Placename) a former province of SE France, on the Mediterranean, and the River Rhône: forms part of the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Pro•vence
(prəˈvɑns, -ˈvɑ̃s)n.
a region in SE France, bordering on the Mediterranean: formerly a province.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe |