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Angoumois

[ ahng-goom-wah; French ahn-goo-mwa ]

noun

  1. a region and former province of W France: famous as source of cognac.


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The assassin's name was Francis Ravaillac, a native of Angoumois, who had been a solicitor in the courts of law.

A baker is cited in Angoumois, France, who spent ten minutes in a furnace at 132° C.

Colbert labored to increase the receipts; the new imposts excited insurrections in Angoumois, in Guyenne, in Brittany.

From this time forward, vague rumors reported the existence of a great man in Angoumois.

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