Anjou

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UK/ˈɒnʒuː/

proper noun

A former county, duchy and province in the northwest of modern-day France.

“House of Anjou”

OriginMiddle English Anjow ← Old English Anġeow ← Old French Anjou →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA former county, duchy and province in the northwest of modern-day France.
  2. historicalA noble family, associated with the county, from which came several dynasties and numerous counts and dukes.

    House of Anjou

  3. A town and municipality in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
nounAnjou (plural Anjous)

plural Anjous

  1. A type of green-skinned pear.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
d'anjou

Origin

  1. LatinAndecāvum
  2. Old FrenchAnjou
  3. Old EnglishAnġeow
  4. Middle EnglishAnjow
  5. EnglishAnjou

Inherited from Middle English Anjow, from Old English Anġeow, from Old French Anjou, from Latin Andecāvum, Andegāvum; compare Angers and obsolete Anjoy; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Anjou.

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Translations

French Anjou, Anjou
  • Anjouformer county of France
  • Anjoutown in Isère
Italian Angiò
  • Angiòformer county of France
Latin Andegavensis Ager
  • Andegavensis Agerformer county of France
Polish Andegawenia
  • Andegaweniaformer county of France
Portuguese Anjou, Anju
  • Anjouformer county of France
  • Anjuformer county of France
Russian Анжу́
  • Анжу́ (Anžú)former county of France

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Jouan
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APA

Anjou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anjou

MLA

“Anjou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anjou. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anjou,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anjou.

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