"Besançon" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bəˈzænsən/ [US]
Etymology: Borrowed from French Besançon, from Latin Vesontiō. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Besançon}} French Besançon, {{der|en|la|Vesontiō}} Latin Vesontiō Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Besançon
  1. A commune, the capital city of the Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Wikipedia link: Besançon Categories (place): Cities in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Cities in France, Departmental capitals, Places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Places in France Translations (city in Franche-Comté): Besançon [neuter] (Dutch), Besançon [masculine] (French), Besac [colloquial, masculine] (French), Μπεζανσόν (Bezansón) [feminine] (Greek), Besançon (Italian), Besanzone (note: ancient form) (Italian), Bisanzona (note: ancient form) [feminine] (Italian), ブザンソン (Buzanson) (Japanese), Vesuntio [feminine] (Latin), Vesontio [feminine] (Latin), बेसांसाँ (besāusŏ̃) [neuter] (Marathi), Besançon (Occitan), Besanzón [masculine] (Spanish)
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