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Limousin
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limousin Limousine
English
Alternative forms
en Limousine
Etymology
Borrowed from en fr Limousin, from en la Lemovicinus, adjective form of la Lemovices, name of a en cel-gau - tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears, of same ultimate origin as en elm.
Pronunciation
en /ˌlɪməˈzɪn/ /ˌlɪməˈziːn/
Proper noun
en Q1190en geographic region/and/former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the adr:pref/Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
A dialect of the Occitan language.
Derived terms
en limousin
en limousine
thumb|A fine example of the breed - a Limousin
Related terms
en Limoges
Translations
region
Arabic: ar ليموزان m līmūzān
Bulgarian: bg Лимузе́н m
Catalan: ca Llemosí m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 利穆贊 Lìmùzàn
Corsican: co Limosinu m, co Limusinu m
Danish: da Limousin
French: fr Limousin m
Galician: gl Lemosín
German: de Limousin n
Italian: it Limosino m
Japanese: ja リムーザン Rimūzan
Latin: la Lemovicensis
Marathi: mr लिमुझें m, mr लिमुझान m
Occitan: oc Lemosin m
Old Occitan: pro Lemozi m
Poitevin-Saintongeais: roa-poi Lémosin m
Polish: pl Limousin m-in n
Portuguese: pt Limousin m, pt Limusino m
Russian: ru Лимузе́н m Limuzɛ́n
Spanish: es Limosín
Swedish: sv Limousin
Noun
One of a breed of cattle from this region.
en Cattle Dialects
French
Etymology
Originally an adjective referring to the city fr Limoges, from fr la Lemovicīnus, adjective form of la Lemovicēs, name of a fr cel-gau - tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears.
Pronunciation
fr Fr-Paris--Limousin.ogg Paris
fr Fr-Limousin.ogg
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Limousin.wav <<France>> (<<Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost>>)
fr ɛ̃ 3
Proper noun
m
fr Limousin Q1190
Noun
m +
fr the Limousin region of <<r/Nouvelle-Aquitaine>>, <<c/France>> m
Derived terms
fr limousine