How to pronounce Languedoc?

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Pronunciation of Languedoc in Australia

lOng doc


Type of Name:

Region of Southern France, Languedoc-Roussillon

Language:

French

Alternate Spelling(s):

Lengadòc

Meaning:

Langue d'oc = Language of Occitan

Additional Information:

Languedoc was known in the Middle Ages as the county of Toulouse, an independent county which was in theory part of the kingdom of France.
Languedoc was the centre of the Cathar religious movement. The Roman Catholic Church declared them heretics, and the Albigensian Crusade wiped the Cathars out.

The walled city of Carcassonne, is a major tourist attraction of Languedoc.


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Pronunciation of Languedoc in Australia

Languedoc is pronounced as

l o ng do k

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ng sounds like the 'ng' in 'sing'
k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'


Languedoc is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ l o ng do k ]

l ng k
let sing key

Type of Name:

Region of Southern France, Languedoc-Roussillon

Language:

French

Alternate Spelling(s):

Lengadòc

Meaning:

Langue d'oc = Language of Occitan

Additional Information:

Languedoc was known in the Middle Ages as the county of Toulouse, an independent county which was in theory part of the kingdom of France.
Languedoc was the centre of the Cathar religious movement. The Roman Catholic Church declared them heretics, and the Albigensian Crusade wiped the Cathars out.

The walled city of Carcassonne, is a major tourist attraction of Languedoc.


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