Besançon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Besançon, from Latin Vesontiō.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /bəˈzænsən/

Proper noun

Besançon

  1. A commune, the capital city of Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Translations

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Ultimately from the Latin name of the city, Vesontiō (accusative Vesontiōnem).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bə.zɑ̃.sɔ̃/
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Proper noun

Besançon ?

  1. Besançon (a commune, the capital of Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)

Derived terms

Occitan

Proper noun

Besançon ? (Gascony)

  1. Besançon (a commune, the capital of Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)

References

  • Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 145.