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Camargue
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English
Etymology
en fr Camargue.
Pronunciation
en /kæˈmɑːrɡ/
Proper noun
1
en A sparsely-populated marshland area in <<dept/Bouches-du-Rhône>>, southern <<c/France>>.
en-US Alexis Steinman Roam With Cowboys and Flamingos in France’s Wild, Wild South w:The New York Times 2024-08-12 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/travel/france-camargue-pink-marshes.html 0362-4331 Then in the 20th century, a different type of transformation occurred: Made famous in films, the Camargue became known as the unbridled Far South, roamed by the gardians of French westerns. https://web.archive.org/web/20251010101509/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/travel/france-camargue-pink-marshes.html 10 October 2025
Derived terms
en Camargue red rice
Translations
marshland area
French: fr Camargue f
Occitan: oc Camarga, oc Camargo
Spanish: es Camarga f
Further reading
French
Etymology
fr oc Camarga, from fr la Camaricas.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
en Camargue
Derived terms
fr camarguais
Further reading
fr