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Li⋅moges

[li-mohzh; Fr. lee-mawzh]
–noun
1. a city in and the capital of Haute Vienne, in S central France. 147,406.
2. Also called Limoges ware. a type of fine porcelain manufactured at Limoges.

Haute-Vienne

[oht-vyen]
–noun
a department in central France. 352,149; 2145 sq. mi. (5555 sq. km). Capital: Limoges.
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Li·moges   (lē-mōzh')   
A city of west-central France northeast of Bordeaux. Its ceramic industry dates to the 18th century. Population: 135,000.
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Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Limoges

city, capital of Haute-Vienne departement and of the Limousin region, southeastern France (formerly in the province of Limousin), south-southwest of Paris, on the right bank of the Vienne River.

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