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Besançon
[ buh-zahn-sawn ]
noun
- a city in and the capital of Doubs, in E France: Roman ruins.
Besançon
/ bəzɑ̃sɔ̃ /
noun
- a city in E France, on the Doubs River: university (1422). Pop: 117 733 (1999)
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Besançon preferred the paper cigarette, which he made extempore, as he required them, out of a stock of loose tobacco.
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Besançon and the Kentuckian both denied that any species of ointment would serve as a protection against mosquitoes.
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Besançon was so far that there was time to be overtaken, and Valenciennes was not in Bouillé's territory.
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Besançon still kept the enemy in check, and the latter had their revenge by ravaging the Franché Comte.
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We belonged to Besançon, which was still being besieged in spite of the armistice.
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