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Anjou
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anjou
English
Etymology
en enm Anjow, from en ang Anġeow, from en fro Anjou, from en la Andecāvum, la Andegāvum; compare en Angers and obsolete en Anjoy; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern fr Anjou.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɒnʒuː/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Anjou.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en historical A former county, duchy and province in the northwest of modern-day France.
en historical A noble family, associated with the county, from which came several dynasties and numerous counts and dukes.
en Angevin House of Anjou
en town and municipality in dept/Isère r/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes c/France.
Derived terms
en Anjouan
en Anjouvin
en cross of Anjou
Related terms
en Angevin
Translations
former county of France
Armenian: hy Անժու
Breton: br Anjev
Corsican: co Angiò m
French: fr Anjou
Middle French: frm Angou
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Anzjû n
Italian: it Angiò m
Latin: la Andegavensis Ager
Middle English: enm Anjow, enm Anjoye
Occitan: oc Anjau m
Polish: pl Andegawenia f
Portuguese: pt Anjou m, pt Anju m
Russian: ru Анжу́ n
town in Isère
Franco-Provençal: frp Anjou m
French: fr Anjou m
Occitan: oc Anjou m
Noun
A type of green-skinned pear.
en Places in Pays de la Loire, France
Catalan
Proper noun
m
en Anjou
French
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-Anjou.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Anjou.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Anjou.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Etymology 1
fr fro Anjou, fro Angeus, from fr la Andegāvum, from la Andecāvī. Compare fr Angers.
Proper noun
m
en Anjou region
Derived terms
fr Angevin
fr angevin
Descendants
pt Anjou 1
es Anjou 1
Etymology 2
Probably ultimately from fr la ad Iovem [temple] to Jupiter.
Proper noun
m
fr town and municipality in dept/Isère r/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes c/France
Derived terms
fr anjoulois, fr anjouloise
fr Anjoulois, fr Anjouloise
Old French
Alternative forms
fro Angeu Angeus
Etymology
fro la Andecāvum, la Andegāvum; compare fro Angevin, fro Angiers.
Proper noun
no
en Anjou
Descendants
frm Angou
fr Anjou
ang Anġeow 1
enm Anjow 1
gmh Anschowe Anschowen 1
de Anschau historical, archaic
it Angiò 1
osp Angeu 1
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt Anju
Etymology
pt :ubor fr:Anjou + 1
Pronunciation
Anju
Proper noun
m
pt former county c/France Anjou