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noun - a former province of western France in the Loire valley
noun - a pear with firm flesh and a green skin
A historical region and former province of northwest France in the Loire River valley.
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| This winter pear shares its name with a region in the Loire valley |
| This stubby yellow-green winter pear has a blander taste than most other varieties |
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| A former province of western France, on the Loire. It was an English possession from 1154 until 1204. |
| An egg-shaped variety of pear, the most popular type of which has bright green skin. |
| green-skinned pear with firm flesh |
| a former province of western France in the Loire valley |
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Anjou (French pronunciation: [u]; Latin: Andegavia) is a historical province of France straddling the lower Loire River. Its capital was Angers and it was roughly coextensive with the diocese of Angers. It bordered Brittany to the west, Maine to the north, Touraine to the east and Poitou to the south. The adjectival form of Anjou is Angevin and inhabitants of Anjou are known as Angevins. During the Middle Ages, the county of Anjou was a prominent fief of the French crown. * The region takes its name from the Celtic tribe of the Andecavi, who submitted to Roman rule following the Gallic Wars. Under the Romans, the chief fortified settlement of the Andecavi became the city of Juliomagus, the future Angers. The territory of the Andecavi was organized as a civitas (called the civitas Andegavensis or civitas Andegavorum). * Under the Franks, the city of Juliomagus took the name of the ancient tribe and became Angers. Under the Merovingians, the history of Anjou is obscure. It is not recorded a |