Anjou
See also: anjou
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Anjou
- (historical) A former county, duchy and province in the northwest of modern-day France.
- (historical) A noble family, associated with the county, from which came several dynasties and numerous counts and dukes.
- A town and municipality in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
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former county of France
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Anjou (plural Anjous)
- A type of green-skinned pear.
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Inherited from Old French Angevin, from Medieval Latin Andegavinus, from Latin Andegavum, from Andecavi.
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- Province and county:
- Town in Isère:
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From Angevin, from Medieval Latin Andegavinus, from Latin Andegavum, from Andecavi.
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Anjou
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Unadapted borrowing from French Anjou.
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