Doubs

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/duː/

proper noun

A department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Besançon.

OriginFrench Doubs ← Proto-Celtic *dubus →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Besançon.
  2. A left tributary of the Saône, running through the cantons of Neuchâtel and Jura, Switzerland and the departments of Doubs, Jura and Saône-et-Loire, France.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*dubus“black”
  2. FrenchDoubs
  3. EnglishDoubs

From French Doubs, from Gaulish, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”).

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Translations

Catalan Dubs, Doubs
  • Dubsdepartment of France
  • Doubsdepartment of France
French Doubs, Doubs
  • Doubsdepartment of France
  • Doubsriver
Italian Doubs
  • Doubsdepartment of France
Japanese ドゥー
  • ドゥー (Dū)department of France
Latin Dubis
  • Dubisdepartment of France

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Doubs

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Sounds the same

dodoo(yod-dropping accents) Homophones: dewdue
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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