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English word origin

Etymology of Anjou

Inherited from Middle English Anjow, from Old English Anġeow, from Old French Anjou, from Latin Andecāvum, Andegāvum; compare Angers and obsolete Anjoy; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Anjo

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A type of green-skinned pear.

name

A former county, duchy and province in the northwest of modern-day France. · A noble family, associated with the county, from which came several dynasties and numerous counts and dukes. · A town and municipality in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

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Inherited from Middle English Anjow, from Old English Anġeow, from Old French Anjou, from Latin Andecāvum, Andegāvum; compare Angers and obsolete Anjoy; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Anjou.

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