Armagnac
enUKAr·ma·gnac 1
A0426700 (är′mən-yăk′)Ar·ma·gnac 2
A0426750 (är′mən-yăk′)Armagnac
(ˈɑːmənˌjæk)Ar•mag•nac
(ˈɑr mənˌyæk)n.
| Noun | 1. |  Armagnac - dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France |
| 单词 | armagnac | |||
| 释义 | ArmagnacenUKAr·ma·gnac 1A0426700 (är′mən-yăk′)Ar·ma·gnac 2A0426750 (är′mən-yăk′)Armagnac(ˈɑːmənˌjæk)Ar•mag•nac(ˈɑr mənˌyæk)n.
ArmagnacenUKArmagnac(ärmänyäk`), region and former county, SW France, in GasconyGascony, Fr. Gascogne, region of SW France. It is now coextensive with the departments of Landes, Gers, and Hautes-Pyrénées and parts of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, Gironde, and Ariège. ..... Click the link for more information. , roughly coextensive with Gers dept. AuchAuch , town (1990 pop. 24,728), capital of Gers dept., SW France, in Gascony, on the Gers River. It is a farm market and commercial center with a variety of manufactures and an important trade in Armagnac brandy, poultry, wine, and grain. ..... Click the link for more information. is the chief town. Armagnac is famous for the brandy bearing the same name. The counts of Armagnac originated in the 10th cent. as vassals of the dukes of Gascony. Their power reached its height with Count Bernard VII, who dominated France in the early 15th cent. Margaret of Angoulême, sister of Francis I of France, married the last count of Armagnac, who died without issue. Armagnac eventually passed to her second husband, Henri d'Albret, king of Navarre, whose grandson became King Henry IV. Henry added Armagnac to the royal domain in 1607. ArmagnacenUK
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