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Angoumois
[ ahng-goom-wah; French ahn-goo-mwa ]
noun
- 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.
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A baker is cited in Angoumois, France, who spent ten minutes in a furnace at 132° C.
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Colbert labored to increase the receipts; the new imposts excited insurrections in Angoumois, in Guyenne, in Brittany.
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From this time forward, vague rumors reported the existence of a great man in Angoumois.
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