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1 French provinces and regions
Both traditional pre-Revolution regions and modern administrative regions usually take the definite article as in l’Alsace, la Champagne etc.:I like Alsace= j’aime l’AlsaceChampagne is beautiful= la Champagne est belleFor names which have a compound form, such as Midi-Pyrénées or Rhône-Alpes, it is safer to include the words la région:do you know Midi-Pyrénées?= connaissez-vous la région Midi-Pyrénées?In, to and from somewhereThere are certain general principles regarding names of French provinces and regions. However, usage is sometimes uncertain ; doubtful items should be checked in the dictionary.For in and to, with feminine names and with masculine ones beginning with a vowel, use en without the definite article:to live in Burgundy= vivre en Bourgogneto go to Burgundy= aller en Bourgogneto live in Anjou= vivre en Anjouto go to Anjou= aller en AnjouFor in and to with masculine names beginning with a consonant, use dans le:to live in the Berry= vivre dans le Berryto go to the Berry= aller dans le BerryFor from with feminine names and with masculine ones beginning with a vowel, use de without the definite article:to come from Burgundy= venir de Bourgogneto come from Anjou= venir d’AnjouFor from with masculine names beginning with a consonant, use du:to come from the Berry= venir du BerryRegional adjectivesRelated adjectives and nouns exist for most of the names of provinces and regions. Here is a list of the commonest:
an Alsace accent= un accent alsacienAlsace costume= le costume alsacienthe Alsace countryside= les paysages alsaciensAlsace traditions= les traditions alsaciennesAlsace villages= les villages alsaciensThese words can also be used as nouns, meaning a person from X ; in this case they are written with a capital letter:a person from Alsace= un Alsacienan Alsace woman= une Alsaciennethe people of Alsace= les Alsaciens mplBig English-French dictionary > French provinces and regions
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3 Jura
Jura ⇒ French departments, French provinces and regions, Swiss cantons pr n the Jura le Jura ; in the Jura dans le Jura ; the Swiss Jura le Jura suisse. -
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5 Alsace
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6 Anjou
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7 Aquitaine
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8 Auvergne
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9 Basse-Normandie
Basse-Normandie ⇒ French provinces and regions pr n Basse-Normandie f ; in/to Basse-Normandie en Basse-Normandie. -
10 Brittany
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11 Burgundy
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12 Calvados
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13 Centre
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14 Champagne
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15 Corsica
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16 Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté ⇒ French provinces and regions pr n Franche-Comté f ; in/to the Franche-Comté en Franche-Comté. -
17 Gascony
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18 Haute-Normandie
Haute-Normandie ⇒ French provinces and regions pr n Haute-Normandie f ; in/to Haute-Normandie en Haute-Normandie. -
19 Ile-de-France
Ile-de-France ⇒ French provinces and regions pr n Île-de-France f ; in/to the Ile-de-France en Île-de-France. -
20 Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon ⇒ French provinces and regions pr n Languedoc-Roussillon m ; in the Languedoc-Roussillon dans le Languedoc-Roussillon.
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