Anjou

[an-joo; Fr. ahn-zhoo]

noun

a region and former province in W France, in the Loire Valley.

a firm-fleshed green-skinned variety of pear.

a town in S Quebec, in E Canada. 36,596.

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Anjou (French ɑ̃ʒu)

—n
	a former province of W France, in the Loire valley: a medieval countship from the 10th century, belonging to the English crown from 1154 until 1204; annexed by France in 1480Related: Angevin

Related: Angevin

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"[King René of Anjou (1409-80)] would not listen to the news of his son having lost the Kingdom of Naples, because he would not be disturbed when painting a picture of a partridge."

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