"Doubs" meaning in French

See Doubs in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /du/ Audio: Fr-Paris--Doubs.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Doubs.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Doubs.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Doubs.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Doubs.wav
Rhymes: -u Etymology: From Gaulish Dubis, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”). Compare Latin Dūbis, Breton du (“black”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|cel-gau|Dubis}} Gaulish Dubis, {{der|fr|cel-pro|*dubus||black}} Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”), {{cog|la|Dūbis}} Latin Dūbis, {{cog|br|du||black}} Breton du (“black”) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Doubs m
  1. Doubs (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) Tags: masculine 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
    Sense id: en-Doubs-fr-name-SnsQXNLt Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 28 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 34 30 17 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
  2. Doubs (a department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Departments of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Places in France Meronyms: Doubien, Doubiste
    Sense id: en-Doubs-fr-name-50I4dshQ Categories (other): Doubs, France, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 28 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 34 30 17
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