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Massif Central

Massif Central proper noun: an elevated area of south-central France.

Proper noun

Massif Central

  1. An elevated area of south-central France.
    • The vast plateau of the Massif Central was still the fortress it had been when the Arverni tribes held out against the Romans. Its rivers were unnavigable and its links to the rest of France practically non-existent.2007, Graham Robb, “Chapter 1: The Undiscovered Continent”, in The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography, W.W. Norton and Company, →ISBN, page 21

Questions about Massif Central

What does Massif Central mean?
Massif Central means an elevated area of south-central France.
What part of speech is Massif Central?
Massif Central is a proper noun.

Words near Massif Central in the dictionary

  1. Massie
  2. massier
  3. Massies
  4. massiest
  5. massif
  6. Massif Central
  7. massification
  8. massifications
  9. massified
  10. massifier
  11. massifiers

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