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Etymology

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Literally, “closed valley.”

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Vallis Clausa f sg (genitive Vallis Clausae); first declension

  1. Valchiusa (a town in Piedmont, Italy)
  2. Vaucluse (a department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)