Meanings
proper noun
- A department of Pays de la Loire, France. Capital: La Roche-sur-Yon.
- A right tributary of the Sèvre Niortaise in western France, flowing through the departments of Deux-Sèvres, Vendée and Charente-Maritime.
Origin
- Proto-Celtic*windos“white”
- Gaulish*vindos“white”
- FrenchVendée
- EnglishVendée
From French Vendée, possibly from Gaulish *vindos (“white”), from Proto-Celtic *windos (“white”).
More words from French, Gaulish, Proto-Celtic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 旺代
- 旺代 (Wàngdài)department
Esperanto Vendeo
- Vendeodepartment
French Vendée, Vendée
- Vendéedepartment
- Vendéeriver
Italian Vandea
- Vandeadepartment
Latin Vendea
- Vendeadepartment
Persian وانده
- وانده (vânde)department
Polish Wandea
- Wandeadepartment
Portuguese Vendeia, Vendée
- Vendeiadepartment
- Vendéedepartment
Russian Ванде́я, Ванде́я
- Ванде́я (Vandéja)department
- Ванде́я (Vandéja)river
Cite this entry
APA
Vendée. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vend%C3%A9e
MLA
“Vendée.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vend%C3%A9e. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vendée,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vend%C3%A9e.
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