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Besançon
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en fr Besançon, from en la Vesontiō.
Pronunciation
en /bəˈzænsən/ US
Proper noun
en commune/capital city dept/Doubs r/Bourgogne-Franche-Comté c/France.
Translations
city in Franche-Comté
Armenian: hy Բեզանսոն
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 貝桑松
Dutch: nl Besançon n
French: fr Besançon m, fr Besac m colloquial
Georgian: ka ბეზანსონი
Greek: el Μπεζανσόν f
Italian: it Besançon, it Besanzone ancient form, it Bisanzona f ancient form
Japanese: ja ブザンソン Buzanson
Latin: la Vesuntio f, la Vesontio f
Marathi: mr बेसांसाँ n
Occitan: oc Besançon
Portuguese: pt Vesanção
Russian: ru Безансо́н
Spanish: es Besanzón m
Anagrams
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French
Etymology
Ultimately from the fr la - name of the city, la Vesontiō (accusative Vesontiōnem).
Pronunciation
fr Fr-Paris--Besançon.ogg Paris
fr Fr-Besançon.ogg
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Besançon.wav <<France>> (<<Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Besançon.wav France
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Besançon.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Besançon.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
Proper noun
fr commune/capital dept/Doubs r/Bourgogne-Franche-Comté c/France Besançon
Derived terms
fr Besantin
fr besantin
fr Besac (local name)
Occitan
oc:
Proper noun
oc Gascony
oc commune/capital dept/Doubs r/Bourgogne-Franche-Comté c/France Besançon
References
, page 145.