Essonne
English
Proper noun
Essonne
- A department of Île-de-France, France. Capital: Évry-Courcouronnes (INSEE code 91).
- A left tributary of the Seine, in northern France, flowing through the departments of Loiret, Seine-et-Marne and Essonne.
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French
Etymology
Named after the river, from the Gallo-Roman water goddess, Gaulish and Latin Acionna, Acionnae, of Celtic origin, probably sharing the same Proto-Indo-European source as the river Axona.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.sɔn/
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Proper noun
Essonne f
- Essonne (a department of Île-de-France, France)
- Essonne (a left tributary of the Seine, in northern France, flowing through the departments of Loiret, Seine-et-Marne and Essonne)
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References
- Acionna and the Fountain l’Etuvée (Loiret)