"Doubs" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /duː/
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From French Doubs, from Gaulish, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Doubs}} French Doubs, {{der|en|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish, {{der|en|cel-pro|*dubus||black}} Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Doubs
  1. A department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Besançon. Categories (place): Departments of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Places in France Translations (department of France): Dubs [masculine] (Catalan), Doubs [masculine] (Catalan), Doubs [masculine] (French), Doubs [masculine] (Italian), ドゥー (Dū) (Japanese), Dubis (Latin), डू (ḍū) [masculine] (Marathi), Dobs [masculine] (Occitan), Doubs [masculine] (Occitan)
    Sense id: en-Doubs-en-name-YMrlHHij Categories (other): Doubs, France, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 29 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 34 30 17 Disambiguation of 'department of France': 89 11
  2. A left tributary of the Saône, running through the cantons of Neuchâtel and Jura, Switzerland and the departments of Doubs, Jura and Saône-et-Loire, France. Categories (place): Places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Places in Doubs, France, Places in France, Places in Jura, France, Places in Saône-et-Loire, France, Places in Switzerland, Rivers in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Rivers in Doubs, France, Rivers in France, Rivers in Jura, France, Rivers in Saône-et-Loire, France, Rivers in Switzerland Translations (river): Doubs [masculine] (French), डू (ḍū) [feminine] (Marathi), Dobs [masculine] (Occitan)
    Sense id: en-Doubs-en-name-CVIIwWfz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Occitan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 29 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 34 30 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of 'river': 0 100
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