Toulouse

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English

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Etymology

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From French Toulouse, from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin. Compare Welsh twl (tumulus), Irish tulach, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (to swell).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /təˈluːz/, /tuːˈluːz/
  • Rhymes: -uːz
  • Hyphenation: Tou‧louse

Proper noun

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Toulouse

  1. The capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie.
  2. A surname from French

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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Previously Thoulouse; from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin (Volcae Tectosages), or possibly from an Iberian or Aquitanian name.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Toulouse f

  1. Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)

Descendants

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  • English: Toulouse

Proper noun

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Toulouse m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Descendants

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References

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  • Le Nom de Toulouse, Pierre Moret, 1996, Université Toulouse le Mirail – Toulouse II, p. 11; Histoire de Toulouse, 1974, p. 11.

Paronyms

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin Toulouse, from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin.

Proper noun

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Toulouse f

  1. Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)
    Synonym: Tolosa

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Toulouse, from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin.

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Proper noun

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Toulouse m

  1. Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)
    Synonym: Tolosa