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Carcassonne

American  
[kar-ka-sawn] / kar kaˈsɔn /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Aude, in S France: medieval fortifications.


Carcassonne British  
/ karkasɔn /

noun

  1. a city in SW France: extensive remains of medieval fortifications. Pop: 43 950 (1999)

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He restored a great many other historic sites, including the entire walled town of Carcassonne in the south of France.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

He drove the teenager to Revel, just outside Carcassonne, and left him with local gendarmes who checked his identity and took him to Toulouse before his journey back to the UK was arranged.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023

“It’s our work tool, our way of detecting problems,” said Ms. Barre, who works at a wine cooperative in Limoux, a town in southwestern France not far from Carcassonne.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2021

The British rider posted his fourth stage win in this year’s edition by winning stage 13 which finished in the southern city of Carcassonne.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021

Sanche Morlana, the archdeacon of Carcassonne, who is represented as bearing a leading part in the conspiracy, belonged to one of the noblest families of the city.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles