Massif Central

proper noun

An elevated area of south-central France.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An elevated area of south-central France.

    The vast plateau of the Massif Central was still the fortress it had been when the Arverni tribes held out against the Romans. Its rivers were unnavigable and its links to the rest of France practically non-existent.

    2007, Graham Robb, “Chapter 1: The Undiscovered Continent”, in The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography, W.W. Norton and Company, →ISBN, page 21

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
central massif

Translations

Danish Centralmassivet
  • Centralmassivetarea
Finnish Ranskan keskusylänkö
  • Ranskan keskusylänköarea
French Massif central
  • Massif centralarea
German Zentralmassiv
  • Zentralmassivarea
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Chicago

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