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Charente-Maritime

Definitions

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  • proper noun One of the départements of Poitou-Charentes, France (INSEE code 17)

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Examples

  • Pineau des Charentes is made in the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime (hence the name) by blending ugni blanc and colombard, then adding cognac to the must before it ferments, so it has the sweetness of raw grape juice and the patrician bite of brandy.

    Wine: Life is sweet 2010

  • The storm hit the Vendee and Charente-Maritime regions in southwestern France hardest, flooding coastal islands and tossing boats around in ports.

    Violent Storm Kills 51 People in Europe 2010

  • The asking price per kilo for "winter truffles" from Charente-Maritime was € 300, for black P é rigord truffles it was € 650.

    A Late, Late Christmas Feast of Diamonds Lennox Morrison 2010

  • Brouage et son marais: pour une meilleure connaissance des marais littoraux en Charente-Maritime Saintes, 1996.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • Today, the old province of Saintonge has been replaced by several French departments with administrative names such as Charente-Maritime, but many people who live there still think of themselves as saintongeais, and are deeply aware of their culture and history.4

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • Today, the old province of Saintonge has been replaced by several French departments with administrative names such as Charente-Maritime, but many people who live there still think of themselves as saintongeais, and are deeply aware of their culture and history.4

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • Brouage et son marais: pour une meilleure connaissance des marais littoraux en Charente-Maritime Saintes, 1996.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • Fonds des Archives départementales de la Charente-Maritime, 1599–1787: sixty bobbins of microfilm;

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • Fonds des Archives départementales de la Charente-Maritime, 1599–1787: sixty bobbins of microfilm;

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • Today linguists in Paris call it the patois charentais after the modern departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

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