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Bayeux

/baɪˈjɜː/

Bayeux proper noun: a town in Calvados department, Normandy, France; noted for the Bayeux Tapestry.

Proper noun

Bayeux

  1. A town in Calvados department, Normandy, France; noted for the Bayeux Tapestry.

Bayeux meaning in Marathi

Bayeux in Marathi

town in Normandy
बाइयू bāiyū

Origin of Bayeux

Borrowed from French Bayeux, from Old French Baios, Baieus, from Late Latin Baiocae, from Latin Baiocassī, from Gaulish *Bodiocasses (a tribe name, literally “blond curls”) (compare Old Irish buidechass). Compare the surrounding region of Bessin (Old French Beissin), from Late Latin (pagus) Baiocassīnus.

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Questions about Bayeux

What does Bayeux mean?
Bayeux means a town in Calvados department, Normandy, France; noted for the Bayeux Tapestry.
What is Bayeux in Marathi?
Bayeux in Marathi is बाइयू (bāiyū). See Bayeux meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Bayeux?
Bayeux is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bayeux?
Bayeux is pronounced /baɪˈjɜː/.

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