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Vendée

[vahn-dey]

noun

a department in W France, on the Atlantic: royalist revolt 1793–95. 450,641; 2709 sq. mi. (7015 sq. km). Capital: La Roche-sur-Yon.

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Vendée (French vɑ̃de)

—n
	a department of W France, in Pays-de-la-Loire region: scene of the Wars of the Vendée, a series of peasant-royalist insurrections (1793--95) against the Revolutionary government. Capital: La Roche-sur-Yon. Pop: 565 230 (2003 est). Area: 7016 sq km (2709 sq miles)

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