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Artesian
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artesian
English
Etymology
See en artesian.
Adjective
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Of or relating to the former French region of Artois.
en 1890 William Henry Hurlbert France and the Republic Even Maximilian Robespierre, who was then bestirring himself in public matters at Arras, addressed his first political publication, which he called a 'manifesto,' not to the people of Artois, but to 'the Artesian nation.'