"Cognac" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From French Cognac, from Occitan Conhac, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius, Cominia + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum (from Latin -ācea). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Cognac}} French Cognac, {{bor|en|oc|Conhac}} Occitan Conhac, {{der|en|ML.|Comniacum}} Medieval Latin Comniacum, {{der|en|la|-ācea}} Latin -ācea Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cognac
  1. A city and commune of Charente department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; famous for cognac brandy. Wikipedia link: Cognac (commune), Cominia gens Categories (place): Cities in France, Cities in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Places in France, Places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Derived forms: cognac Translations (city): كُونْيَاك (kūnyāk) (Arabic), Коня́к (Konják) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Cognac [masculine] (Catalan), Conyac [masculine] (Catalan), 干邑 (gon¹ jap¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 干邑 (gānyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 科尼亞克 /科尼亚克 (Kēníyàkè) (Chinese Mandarin), Cognac [neuter] (Dutch), Cognac [masculine] (French), Κονιάκ (Koniák) (Greek), コニャック (Konyakku) (Japanese), 코냐크 (Konyakeu) (Korean), Conhac [masculine] (Occitan), Cougnat [masculine] (Poitevin-Saintongeais), Коньяк (Konʹjak) (Ukrainian)
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