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Bayeux
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English
Etymology
en fr Bayeux, from en fro Baios, fro Baieus, from en la-lat Baiocae, from en la Baiocassī, from en cel-gau *Bodiocasses a tribe name blond curls (compare sga buidechass).
Compare the surrounding region of en Bessin (fro Beissin), from la-lat Baiocassīnus (pagus) Baiocassīnus.
Pronunciation
en /baɪˈjɜː/ /baɪˈjuː/
en uː 2
Proper noun
en town dept/Calvados r/Normandy c/France; noted for the Bayeux Tapestry.
Translations
town in Normandy
French: fr Bayeux
Old French: fro Baex
Latin: la Augustodūrum n
Marathi: mr बाइयू