Vaucluse

[ voh-klyz ]

noun

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

Vaucluse

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Petrarch withdrew to Vaucluse in 1337, and spent three years in entire solitude.

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We hear of Petrarch and Laura, and the associations of Vaucluse.

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Petrarch arrived, for the sixth time, at Vaucluse on the 27th of June, 1351.

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As to Vaucluse, I well know the beauties of that charming valley, and ten years' residence is proof of my affection for the place.

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Here at Vaucluse I make war upon my senses, and treat them as my enemies.

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