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Gascony meaning

  1. A former duchy in the kingdom of France, covering southern Aquitaine.
  2. A former province of the kingdom of France.
  3. A region of France.

Synonyms of Gascony

gascogne french region

Using Gascony

  • The main meaning on this page is: A former duchy in the kingdom of France, covering southern Aquitaine. | A former province of the kingdom of France. | A region of France.
  • Useful related words include: gascogne, french region.
  • In the example corpus, gascony often appears in combinations such as: in gascony, and gascony, gascony and.

Context around Gascony

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

century 1×

Often after:

france 1× letters 1× rohlfs 1× importing 1× lasted 1×

Sentence patterns with Gascony

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

14th century gascony and the 1× anjou and gascony 1× aquitaine and gascony lasted only 1× aquitaine and gascony were finally 1× charles for gascony 1× disaffection in gascony but their 1× farm in gascony france according 1× finally in gascony the household 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

following the loss 1× gascon lords also 1× he helped the 1× in 1254 henry 1× in 1394 95 1× in gascony and 1×

Common sentence endings:

a few days 1× a hollow one 1× anjou and gascony 1× at the confluence 1× by the franks 1× charles for gascony 1×

Words around Gascony

Just before it in the word index:

gascons 2 gascoigne 27 gasca 4 gasbuddy 24 gasbarro 2 gasbarre 2

Just after it in the word index:

gascoyne 8 gasdia 2 gase 95 gaseous 142 gases 782 gash 68

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Gascony

  • In this selection, "gascony" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, century, france, letters and rohlfs stand out and add context to how "gascony" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 14th century gascony and the and anjou and gascony. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gascony" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gascony

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Novempopulania and Gascony ) within the same region. (7 words)

In 1254, Henry was in Gascony and in need of money. (11 words)

They formed a key route for communications between Anjou and Gascony. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

In Gascony and in Basque country alluvial floodplains along a river are called barthe (from the gascon barta) Downstream from this point the river has shaped a large bed in the sand dunes creating a significant bottleneck at the confluence. (40 words)

Following the loss of Gascony to the French in 1453, imports of wine were also sometimes embargoed during wars to try and deprive the French of the revenues that could be earned from their main export. (36 words)

Suffixes in /a, e, o, u/ + -rr- found a correspondence in north Africa (Terracini), in Iberia (Blasco Ferrer) and in southern Italy and Gascony (Rohlfs), with a closer relationship to Basque (Wagner and Hubschmid). (34 words)

Example sentences (16)

At the time of Dingley’s disappearance, she had been on a monthlong solo trek while her partner, Dan Colegate, stayed on a farm in Gascony, France, according to the BBC.

Second Sunday Local Author Series — With Richard Massey, author of “The Gascony Letters,” 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library.

Following the loss of Gascony to the French in 1453, imports of wine were also sometimes embargoed during wars to try and deprive the French of the revenues that could be earned from their main export.

Gascon lords also surrendered, and Aquitaine and Gascony were finally fully subdued by the Franks.

He helped the King deal with disaffection in Gascony, but their reconciliation was a hollow one.

In 1254, Henry was in Gascony and in need of money.

In 1394–95, he was forced to spend nearly a year in Gascony to shore up his position in the face of threats of secession by the Gascon nobles.

In Gascony and in Basque country alluvial floodplains along a river are called barthe (from the gascon barta) Downstream from this point the river has shaped a large bed in the sand dunes creating a significant bottleneck at the confluence.

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In Poitou the ex-provost of Benon, Peter Bertin, was made seneschal, and finally in Gascony the household official Helie de La Celle was picked for the seneschalship there.

Novempopulania and Gascony ) within the same region.

Rectangular grids were used in the Bastides of 13th and 14th century Gascony, and the new towns of England created in the same period.

Suffixes in /a, e, o, u/ + -rr- found a correspondence in north Africa (Terracini), in Iberia (Blasco Ferrer) and in southern Italy and Gascony (Rohlfs), with a closer relationship to Basque (Wagner and Hubschmid).

The terms favoured the French crown: in particular, Edward would give homage in person to Charles for Gascony.

The tribe of Corcu Loígde had a trading fleet active along the French Atlantic coast, as far south as Gascony, importing wine to Munster.

They formed a key route for communications between Anjou and Gascony.

This vase is the only object connected with Eleanor of Aquitaine that still survives.sfn Louis's tenure as Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony lasted only a few days.

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Common combinations with gascony

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gascony" in a sentence?
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What does "gascony" mean?
Gascony means: A former duchy in the kingdom of France, covering southern Aquitaine.
What are synonyms of "gascony"?
Common synonyms of "gascony" include: gascogne, french region.
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