Côte d'Or
See also: Côte-d'Or
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Etymology edit
From French Côte d’Or, from côte (“coast”) (from Latin costa (“side”)) + contracted form of de (“of”) + or (“gold”) (from Latin aurum).
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Côte d'Or
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French Côte d’Or, from côte (“coast”) + d’ (“of”, contracted form of de) + or (“gold”).
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Côte d'Or f
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Proper noun edit
- the Côte d'Or département (equivalent of a county) in France’s eastern region Bourgogne (Burgundy)
- the Côte d'Or chain of hills West of the Saône valley, which the above département was named after