Hexagone

See also: hexagone

French

FWOTD – 14 July 2018

l'Hexagone

Alternative forms

• hexagone

Etymology

From the shape of France; which roughly corresponds to a hexagon (hexagone in French).

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /ɛɡ.za.ɡɔn/

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Proper noun

l’Hexagone m

1. mainland of France
   • 1970, Robert Beauvais, L’hexagonal tel qu’on le parle:

     Qu’est-ce que l’Hexagone ? C’est la France. Mais le mot «France», entaché d’une affectivité suspecte, petite-bourgeoise, tend à basculer vers le folklore ; le langage contemporain lui préfère celui d’Hexagone qui, dans sa pureté fonctionnelle, semble mieux adapté à la définition d’une grande nation moderne.

     What is the "Hexagon"? It is France. But the word "France", blemished by a suspect, petit bourgeois affectivity, tends to fall into folklore; the contemporary language prefers "Hexagon", which, in its functional purity, seems better adapted to the definition of a great modern nation.

   • 1975, “Hexagone”, in Amoureux de Paname, performed by Renaud:

     Être né sous le signe de l’Hexagone / C’est vraiment pas une sinécure / Et le roi des cons sur son trône / Il est français, ça j’en suis sûr

     Being born under the sign of Hexagon / It's not so much a sinecure / And the king of fools upon his throne / He's French, of that I'm sure

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Noun

Hexagone

1. nominative plural of Hexagon
2. genitive plural of Hexagon
3. accusative plural of Hexagon