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Gascony definition

Gas·co·ny (gaskə nē)

historical region in SW France, on the Bay of Biscay

Etymology: ME Gascoyne < OFr Gascogne < LL Vasconia < L Vascones, pl., the Basques

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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