Comtat Venaissin

French

Etymology

Perhaps from its first capital, Venasque. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ta v(ə).nɛ.sɛ̃/ ~ /kɔ̃.ta v(ə).ne.sɛ̃/

Proper noun

le Comtat Venaissin m

  1. (historical) A former papal enclave within France, corresponding to most of present-day Vaucluse and parts of Drôme, that existed from 1274 to 1791.

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