Besançon
a city in and the capital of Doubs, in E France: Roman ruins.
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How to use Besançon in a sentence
Besançon preferred the paper cigarette, which he made extempore, as he required them, out of a stock of loose tobacco.
The Hunters' Feast | Mayne ReidBesançon and the Kentuckian both denied that any species of ointment would serve as a protection against mosquitoes.
The Hunters' Feast | Mayne ReidBesançon was so far that there was time to be overtaken, and Valenciennes was not in Bouillé's territory.
Lectures on the French Revolution | John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonBesançon still kept the enemy in check, and the latter had their revenge by ravaging the Franché Comte.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume III (of 8) | Guy de MaupassantWe belonged to Besançon, which was still being besieged in spite of the armistice.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume III (of 8) | Guy de Maupassant
British Dictionary definitions for Besançon
/ (French bəzɑ̃sɔ̃) /
a city in E France, on the Doubs River: university (1422). Pop: 117 733 (1999)
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