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A geographic region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
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A dialect of the Occitan language.
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noun
One of a breed of cattle from this region.
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A breed of beef cattle.
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noun
a region of central France to the west of the Auvergne mountains
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Broader terms: French region
History
Borrowed from French Limousin, from Latin Lemovicinus, adjective form of Lemovices, name of a Gaulish tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears, of same ultimate origin as elm.
Borrowed from French limousine.
Across languages
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