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Côte d'Or

Côte d'Or proper noun: a département (equivalent of a county) in France’s eastern region Bourgogne (Burgundy).

Proper noun

Côte d'Or

  1. A département (equivalent of a county) in France’s eastern region Bourgogne (Burgundy)
    • Dijon is the capital of the Côte d’Or
  2. A chain of hills West of the Saône valley, which the above département was named after
    • The Côte d’Or includes many fine Burgundy wine appellations

Origin of Côte d'Or

From French Côte d'Or, from côte (“coast”) (from Latin costa (“side”)) + contracted form of de (“of”) + or (“gold”) (from Latin aurum).

Questions about Côte d'Or

What does Côte d'Or mean?
Côte d'Or means a département (equivalent of a county) in France’s eastern region Bourgogne (Burgundy).
What part of speech is Côte d'Or?
Côte d'Or is a proper noun.

Words near Côte d'Or in the dictionary

  1. Côte d'Azur
  2. Côte d'Ivoiran
  3. Côte d'Ivoire
  4. Côte d'Ivoirian
  5. Côte d'Ivoirians
  6. Côte d'Or
  7. Côte Saint-Luc
  8. Côte-d'Or
  9. Côte-Nord
  10. côteau
  11. côteaux

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