Beziers
a city in S France, SW of Montpellier.
Historical Examples
Travels in France during the years 1814-1815 Archibald Alison
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela Benjamin of Tudela
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela Benjamin of Tudela
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Prose Idylls Charles Kingsley
Claret and Olives, from the Garonne to the Rhone Angus B. Reach
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Claret and Olives, from the Garonne to the Rhone Angus B. Reach
noun
a city in S France: scene of a massacre (1209) during the Albigensian Crusade. It is a centre of the wine trade. Pop: 69 153 (1999)
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