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Li⋅mou⋅sin

[lee-moo-zan]
–noun
1. a former province in central France.
2. one of a breed of hardy French beef cattle, now popular in the U.S.
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Li·mou·sin   (lē-mōō-zāɴ')   
A historical region and former province of central France west of the Auvergne Mountains. It was included in the dowry given by Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II of England in 1152 and was eventually reconquered by France (1370-1374).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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