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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CANTAL

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PRONUNCIATION OF CANTAL

Cantal play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANTAL

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Cantal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CANTAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cantal

Cantal

Cantal is a department in south-central France. It is named after the Cantal mountain range, a group of extinct, eroded volcanic peaks, which covers much of the department. Residents are known as Cantaliens or Cantalous. Cantal is part of the current region of Auvergne. It borders the departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire, Aveyron, Lot, Lozère, and Corrèze. Its principal towns are Aurillac, Saint-Flour, and Mauriac. The highest point in Cantal is Le Plomb du Cantal at 1858 metres. Cantal remains, with Lozère and Creuse, one of the most sparsely populated and geographically isolated French departments. Aurillac is the farthest removed departmental capital from a major motorway.

Definition of Cantal in the English dictionary

The definition of Cantal in the dictionary is a department of S central France, in the Auvergne region. Capital: Aurillac. Pop: 148 359. Area: 5779 sq km. Other definition of Cantal is a hard strong cheese made in this area.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANTAL

Cant.
Cantab.
cantabank
cantabile
Cantabria
Cantabrian
Cantabrian Mountains
Cantabrians
Cantabrigia
Cantabrigian

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANTAL

assonantal
consonantal
covenantal
dental
determinantal
environmental
experimental
fundamental
horizontal
incremental
octantal
postconsonantal
preconsonantal
quadrantal
quantal
remnantal
santal
sextantal
sonantal
triconsonantal

Synonyms and antonyms of Cantal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Cantal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANTAL

Find out the translation of Cantal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Cantal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Cantal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

康塔尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cantal
570 millions of speakers

English

Cantal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैंटल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كانتال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Канталь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cantal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওভের্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Cantal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cantal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Cantal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カンタル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cantal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Cantal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Cantal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कांटल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cantal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cantal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Cantal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Канталь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cantal
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Cantal
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Cantal
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Cantal
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Cantal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Cantal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANTAL»

The term «Cantal» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.916 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Cantal
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANTAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Cantal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Cantal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Cantal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANTAL»

Discover the use of Cantal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cantal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Educational Attainment in the United States
3,305 363 512 285 574 944 426 131 71 47.6 Outside cantal cities . . . . . . . . . . . 2,382 220 270 161 342 823 387 116 83 58.3 Metopolitan areas of 1,000,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,015 412 572 307 640 1,232 579 183 110 51.9 In ...
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Communes of Cantal: Communes of the Cantal Department, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, Source: Wikipedia, Books Group, 2010
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Geographical Guide to Floras of the World: An Annotated List ...
CANTAL See also Auvergne. General Lauby, Antoine. Botanique du Cantal. Bio- bibliographie analytique suivie d'une liste des vegStaux vivants et fossiles nouveaux pour cette region. 2 p. 1., 72 p. 25 cm. Paris, 1903. (Extrait de la Revue de la ...
Sidney Fay Blake, Alice Cary Atwood, 1961
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Miscellaneous Publication
CANTAL See also Auvergne. General Lauby, Antoine. Botanique du Cantal. Bio- bibliographie analytique suivie d'une liste des végétaux vivants et fossiles nouveaux pour cette région. 2 p. 1., 72 p. 25 cm. Paris, 1903. (Extrait de la Revue de la ...
‎1961
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Mantle Plumes: Their Identification Through Time
and Demange, 1982; Mergoil and Boivin, 1993) and the formation of Cantal, the largest central volcano in Europe (400 km1; Maury and Varet, 1980: Downes, 1983). Significant volumes of alkali basalt were associated with these eruptions,  ...
Richard E. Ernst, Kenneth L. Buchan, 2001
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France
Below the Monts Dore, the Cantal region is basically one huge dormant volcano, the largest one in Europe, with sweet valley roads spilling down its sides like rivulets of sauce trickling down a vast pudding. The top has been worn away to ...
Philippe Barbour, Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, 2004
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Cantal Geography Introduction: Saint-Flour, Cantal, Murat, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books, LLC, Books Group, 2011
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Cheese: Exploring Taste and Tradition
What makes Salers d'Estive and Cantal Laguiole cheeses special is not only the cow's milk from Laguiole and Salers breeds, but also the terrain—the plateau of Aubrac. The breed of cow for the Laguiole is the ancient Laguiole- Aubrac, ...
Patricia Michelson, 2010
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The Authorized Press in Vichy and German-occupied France, ...
A Bibliography Donna Evleth. LE CANTAL REPUBLICAIN. In Aurillac. Twice weekly. 1911-1941. (Leftist) (BN) *COMMERCE ET INDUSTRIE. In Aurillac. Monthly. 1929-1941. Published by the Chamber of Commerce of the Can tal. (AD Cantal) ...
Donna Evleth, 1999
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Urban Alchemy: Restoring Joy in America's Sorted-Out Cities
Investigating urban segregation from a social health perspective, the author presents ways to strengthen neighborhood connectivity and empower marginalized communities.
Mindy Thompson Fullilove, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANTAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cantal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Heatwave not finished with France just yet
They include the following départements: Allier, Cantal, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Ain, Ardèche, Drôme, Isère, Loire, Rhône, Savoie, ... «The Local.fr, Jul 15»
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Canicule: 16 départements toujours en vigilance orange ce lundi
Les départements maintenus en vigilance orange-canicule sont donc: l'Allier, le Cantal, la Haute-Loire, le Puy-de-Dôme,l'Ain, l'Ardèche, ... «Challenges.fr, Jul 15»
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Acadiana Crime Blotter for July 2
MANUEL JOHN LEWIS: 36, of the 300 block of Cantal Drive, Lafayette. He was booked on possession of marijuana. DAVID BART MATTE: 47, ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
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Half of France now on alert as mercury hits 40C
... Puy-de-Dôme, Aisne, Aube, Marne, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Nord, Vosges, Cantal, Haute-Loire and Rhône. Wednesday ... «The Local.fr, Jul 15»
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NordNet launches WiMax in Auvergne
... has launched its WifiMax service in 72 municipalities in the Auvergne region counties of Allier, Cantal, Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dome. «Telecompaper, Jul 15»
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Heatwave alert extended as France sizzles in sun
... Puy-de-Dôme, Aisne, Aube, Marne, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Nord, Vosges, Cantal, Haute-Loire and Rhône. Temperatures ... «The Local.fr, Jun 15»
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Hamilton, Eugene and other Local Leaders Protest Mass …
Cantal joined State Sen. Jesse Hamilton, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, City Councilmember Mathieu Eugene, the Rev. Herbert ... «Brooklyn Reader, Jun 15»
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Moose Mountain Knights of Columbus receive top international award
The Moose Mountain Knights of Columbus members are from Carlyle, Carnduff, Oxbow and Cantal Parish, which encompasses Alida, Manor ... «The Observer, Jun 15»
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Entremont se lance dans les fromages pyrénéens
... régional, elle englobe plusieurs produits bien identifiés dans notre région. A savoir l'ossau-iraty et la tomme des Pyrénées, en plus du cantal. «La République des Pyrénées, Jun 15»
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16 great sandwich recipes
Lucques' grilled cheese with shallots: For its take on the classic, Lucques starts with a gentle, buttery Cantal, a mild semi-firm cheese with a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cantal [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cantal>. May 2024 ».
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