Meanings
proper noun
- A commune, the capital of Ariège department, Occitania, France.
The summit of the climb came 38km from the end of stage 14, which began in Limoux and ended in Foix in the foothills of the Pyrenees, and the incident occurred as the peloton emerged into the light and passed under the banner at the top, a quarter of an hour behind a five-man breakaway.
2012 July 15, Richard Williams, “Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2022
Origin
- OccitanFois
- FrenchFoix
- EnglishFoix
Borrowed from French Foix.
More words from French
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French Foix
- Foixcapital city of Ariège, France
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APA
Foix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foix
MLA
“Foix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foix. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Foix,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foix.
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