Ariège

See also: Ariege and ariège

English

Proper noun

Ariège

1. One of the départements in Occitanie, France (INSEE code 09)

   Meronym: Couserans

2. A tributary of the Garonne

Related terms

• Oriège

Translations

département

• Catalan: Arieja (ca)
• French: Ariège (fr) f
• Marathi: आर्येज (āryej)
• Occitan: Arièja (oc)
• Portuguese: Ariège m, Ariege m

Anagrams

• Egeria

French

Etymology

The department is named after the river; said to be from Latin aurigera (“bearing gold”), referring to the Gauls' practice of panning gold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʁjɛʒ/

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Proper noun

Ariège f

1. Ariège (a department of Occitanie, France)

   Meronym: Couserans

2. Ariège (a right tributary of the Garonne in Occitanie, France)

Derived terms

• ariégeois
• Ariégeois
• Ferrières-sur-Ariège
• Tarascon-sur-Ariège

 

Related terms

• Oriège

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Ariege

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Ariège.

Proper noun

Ariège m

1. Ariège (a department of Occitanie, France)
2. Ariège (river)