Vaucluse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Vaucluse.

Proper noun

Vaucluse

1. A department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Capital: Avignon (INSEE code 84).
2. A commune of the Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
3. An eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
4. An unincorporated community in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States.

Translations

département

• Catalan: Valclusa
• Franco-Provençal: Vâlcllusa
• French: Vaucluse (fr) m
• Italian: Vaucluse, Valchiusa f
• Latin: Vallis Clausa f
• Marathi: व्होक्लुझ (vhoklujh)
• Occitan: Vauclusa (oc)
• Spanish: Vaucluse

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vo.klyz/

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Proper noun

Vaucluse m

1. Vaucluse (a department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
2. Vaucluse (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

Derived terms

• Vauclusien
• vauclusien

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French Vaucluse.

Proper noun

Vaucluse m

1. Vaucluse (a department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)

   Synonym: Valchiusa

2. Vaucluse (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)