Vosges

[ vohzh ]

noun

1. a range of low mountains in NE France: highest peak, 4,668 feet (1,423 meters).
2. a department in NE France. 2,279 sq. mi. (5,905 sq. km). : Épinal.

Vosges

/ voʒ /

noun

1. a mountain range in E France, west of the Rhine valley. Highest peak: 1423 m (4672 ft)
2. a department of NE France, in Lorraine region. Capital: Épinal. Pop: 381 277 (2003 est). Area: 5903 sq km (2302 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The race packs in 640 miles and plenty of climbs as it traces a route from Paris, across northeastern France, and into the Vosges mountains, where it concludes with back-to-back climbing stages.

From Outside Online

The articles linger on the plight of DSK, stuck in his luxury apartment on the posh Place des Vosges.

From The Daily Beast

Thus the cheese of Gerome, in the Vosges, is supposed to derive a peculiar taste from the Lorena salt with which it is cured.

From Project Gutenberg

The Savoyards and inhabitants of the Vosges both smoke and snuff the leaves.

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The Lorraine of the Vosges was a mountainous district covered with forests, which served for royal hunting parties.

From Project Gutenberg

I think we will leave it, and go back to my little place in the Vosges to live; I propose to end my life there.

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After travelling through part of Franche-Comt, we entered the Vosges.

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