Limousin

Meaning

Name

1. A geographic region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
2. A dialect of the Occitan language.

Noun

One of a breed of cattle from this region.

Translations

Limousin

Limousin

Lemosín

Limousin

Limousin

Lemosin

Llemosí

Limosino

Limousin

limousine

ليموزين

Limousin

Limousin dili

Λιμουζέν

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌlɪməˈzɪn/

Etymology

Borrowed from French Limousin, from Latin Lemovicinus, adjective form of Lemovices, name of a Gaulish tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears, of same ultimate origin as elm.