city in central France, in the Auvergne region: pop. 136,000
See Clermont-Ferrand in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(klĕr-mōɴˌfə-räɴˈ, -fĕ-)
A city of central France west of Lyon. Clermont was founded in Roman times and merged with Montferrand, an 11th-century town, in 1731. Population: 141,000.