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Vaucluse

American  
[voh-klyz] / voʊˈklüz /

noun

  1. a department in SE France. 1,382 sq. mi. (3,580 sq. km). Avignon.


Vaucluse British  
/ voklyz /

noun

  1. a department of SE France, in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Avignon. Pop: 517 810 (2003 est). Area: 3578 sq km (1395 sq miles)

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Hating the Riviera in season, Charlie Watts rented in the Vaucluse.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2023

Temperatures are expected to rise to between 40 and 42 Celsius on Tuesday afternoon in the southern departments of Ardeche, Drome, Vaucluse and Gard, Meteo France said.

From Reuters • Aug. 21, 2023

FranceBleu radio in the Vaucluse quoted the head of a transport company as saying he and three employees would rally to Paris in separate vehicles.

From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2022

Suddenly, Mr. Wylie and Mr. Wolff had a new agenda for that celebratory dinner at Vaucluse.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2018

The said novel, accordingly, is my fountain of Vaucluse.

From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul