Bourgogne

See also: bourgogne

English

Proper noun

Bourgogne

  1. A former région of France; since 2016, part of the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Synonyms

French
Bourgogne

Etymology

From Late Latin Burgundia, from Burgundiones (“highlanders”), from the name of a Germanic tribe (compare the root of burgh, borough), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥ǵʰ-ont- (“high, mighty”), from *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buʁ.ɡɔɲ/
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Proper noun

Bourgogne f

  1. Burgundy (region)
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