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Langue⋅doc

  [lahng-dawk]
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–noun
a former province in S France. Capital: Toulouse.
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Langue⋅do⋅cian  [lang-doh-shuhn, lang-gwuh-doh-shuhn] , adjective, noun
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Lan·gue·doc   (läng-dôk', läɴg-)   
A historical region and former province of south-central France on an arm of the Mediterranean Sea west of the Rhone River. Named after the Romance language of its inhabitants, it was conquered by the Franks in the eighth century and incorporated into the French royal domain in 1271.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

languedoc 
"language of medieval France south of the Loire," 1664, from Fr. langue d'oc "speech of the south of France," lit. "the language of 'yes,' " from oc the word used for "yes" in southern France, from L. hoc "this;" as opposed to langue d'oïl (Mod.Fr. oui, from L. hoc ille), from the way of saying "yes" in the north of France. The langue d'oïl has developed into standard Modern French.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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