Clermont-Ferrand


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Cler·mont-Fer·rand

 (klĕr-mōN′fə-räN′, -fĕ-)
A city of central France west of Lyon. Clermont was founded in Roman times and merged with Montferrand, a 12th-century town, in 1731.
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Clermont-Ferrand

(French klɛrmɔ̃fɛrɑ̃)
n
(Placename) a city in S central France: capital of Puy-de-Dôme department; industrial centre. Pop: 140 957 (2011)
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Cler•mont-Fer•rand

(klɛr mɔ̃ fɛˈrɑ̃)

n.
a city in central France. 161,203.
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He told us that the army was disbanded, and that he should return by Chateauroux, Clermont-Ferrand, Le Puy, and Nimes; and, if I had any money, he prayed me to leave it for him at Nimes, with an inn-keeper with whom I had dealings."
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