Limoges

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proper noun

A city, the capital of Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly the capital of the old Limousin region.

OriginFrench Limoges ← Latin Lemovices →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the capital of Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly the capital of the old Limousin region.

Origin

  1. LatinLemovices
  2. FrenchLimoges
  3. EnglishLimoges

Borrowed from French Limoges, from Latin Lemovices (adjective Lemovicinus), name of a Gaulish tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears; of same ultimate origin as elm.

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Translations

Catalan Llemotges
  • Llemotgescity in France
French Limoges
  • Limogescity in France
Italian Limoges
  • Limogescity in France
Latin Augustoritum, Lemovicum
  • Augustoritumcity in France
  • Lemovicumcity in France
Polish Limoges
  • Limogescity in France
Portuguese Limoges
  • Limogescity in France

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Limoges

logedogeVosges
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Anagrams

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APA

Limoges. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Limoges

MLA

“Limoges.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Limoges. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Limoges,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Limoges.

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