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- proper noun A region of
Europe corresponding to Southern France,Auvergne ,Limousin , and some parts ofCatalonia andItaly , where theOccitan language was widely spoken and is still spoken.
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Lyons, called Occitania (1862), that of Toulouse (1869), and that of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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'' 'Occitania' '' (Occitan: '' Occitània '') is a historic country in southwestern [[Europe]] where [[Occitan language | Occitan]] is the autochthonous language.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Monaco, Occitania (comprising chunks of southern France, the Alps and Catalonia), and, yes, Lapland (or, more accurately, Sapmi) were among the founder members.
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Sapmi, boasting a side filled with professionals from the Norwegian league, waltzed through the group stage, beating Occitania 7-0 and hammering Monaco 14-0.
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The eight became six – West Papua, the Roma, Sapmi, Monaco, Occitania, the host nation, and Southern Cameroons.
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So one might approach KM Grant's Blue Flame with caution on reading that the flame is a mysterious rallying symbol for Occitania, the area now known as the Languedoc, in the south of France.
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Biès was born in Bordeaux in 1933, in the Southwestern part of France, a region still permeated with the memory of the Occitania civilization and of Catharism.
Introducing Jean Biès Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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Many of the inhabitants still prefer to regard the land as Occitania, its former name.
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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Many of the inhabitants still prefer to regard the land as Occitania, its former name.
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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Simply by his fidelity to the Empire, Augustin shews himself one like ourselves -- a Latin of Occitania.
Saint Augustin Louis Bertrand 1903
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