Béziers


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Bé·ziers

 (bāz-yā′)
A city of southern France southwest of Montpellier. An ancient Gallic fortress, it is an industrial center with an important trade in wines.
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Béziers

(French bezje)
n
(Placename) a city in S France: scene of a massacre (1209) during the Albigensian Crusade. It is a centre of the wine trade. Pop: 71 672 (2008)
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Bé•ziers

(beɪˈzyeɪ)

n.
a city in S France SW of Montpellier. 78,477.
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