city in S France, on the Garonne River: pop. 359,000
See Toulouse in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of southern France on the Garonne River southeast of Bordeaux. Originally part of Roman Gaul, it was the capital of the Visigoths (419-507) and the Carolingian kingdom of Aquitaine (781-843). Toulouse was a cultural center of medieval Europe. Population: 435,000.