Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A mountain range of northeast France extending about 160 km (100 mi) parallel to the Rhine River. The mountains have rounded or nearly flat summits.
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- proper noun a low
mountain range in Eastern France
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Examples
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For that eccentric breed of human being known as the antique-map enthusiast, the town of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is sacred ground.
Map Quest 2007
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For that eccentric breed of human being known as the antique-map enthusiast, the town of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is sacred ground.
Map Quest 2007
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For that eccentric breed of human being known as the antique-map enthusiast, the town of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is sacred ground.
Map Quest 2007
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Which is why I'm glad to be in France at the moment, in a mountainous bit called the Vosges, where you can count on months of ice and snow.
The Guardian World News Phil Daoust 2010
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Which is why I'm glad to be in France at the moment, in a mountainous bit called the Vosges, where you can count on months of ice and snow.
The Guardian World News Phil Daoust 2010
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And I love the chocolate made by Vosges, which is based in Chicago.
Fred Armisen: Chicago: Art, Music, and Chocolate with Bacon 2008
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They have been bred up to the like, no doubt a mountain kite of the Vosges is a more congenial companion than a chevalier bien courtois. '
Two Penniless Princesses Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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The fretted dulcimer resembles an elongated violin with a limited number of strings (usually three to five) … des Vosges, which is less box-like and more similar in shape to a violin.
Netvouz - new bookmarks goodpurisa 2010
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[[Germany]] is called the Vosges, anciently called the Wasgen Forest of the Basques - this signifies their migration into the area after the [[Global flood | Flood]].
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[[Germany]] is called the Vosges, anciently called the Wasgen Forest of the Basques - this signifies their migration into the area after the [[Global flood | Flood]].
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