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Médoc
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Medoc Medòc médoc
English
+ AOC
Etymology
The common noun is derived from the name of the region.
Proper noun
A grape-growing region in the south of France.
Noun
~
A Médoc AOC wine.
Anagrams
en cdemo Democ.
en terms derived from French
en Wines
French
Etymology
From fr la - (la pagus Pagus) la Medullicus country of the Medulli, the local fr cel -/fr cel-gau - tribe who had inhabited the area. This name is probably from fr cel-pro *medwos, from fr ine-pro *médʰu mead, or alternatively cel-pro *medyos middle.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Médoc.wav <<France>> (<<Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost>>)
Proper noun
en Médoc region
Noun
m
en Médoc wine
References
Falileyev, Alexander (2010). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-names: A Celtic Companion to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. CMCS
fr Wines