Vaucluse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Vaucluse.

Proper noun

Vaucluse

1. One of the départements of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (INSEE code 84)
2. An eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Translations

département

• Catalan: Valclusa
• Franco-Provençal: Vâlcllusa
• French: Vaucluse (fr) m
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• Italian: Vaucluse
• Occitan: Vauclusa (oc)
• Spanish: Vaucluse

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French

Etymology

From Latin Vallis Clausa (“closed valley”), from vallis + clausa; cf. Occitan Vauclusa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vo.klyz/

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Proper noun

Vaucluse m

1. Vaucluse

Derived terms

• Vauclusien
• vauclusien