Alençon

[a-lahn-sawn; Eng. uh-len-suhn, -son]

noun

a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture. 34,666.

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noun

a department in NW France. 293,523; 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.

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Alençon (French alɑ̃sɔ̃)

—n
	a town in NW France: early lace-manufacturing centre. Pop: 28 935 (1999)

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Alençon

A·len·çon

Orne