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Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

/fɔ̃.tɛn.də.vo.klyz/

proper noun/fɔ̃.tɛn.də.vo.klyz/

a commune of Vaucluse department, France, famous for its large karst spring

Synonyms: Vaucluse

Calque of Occitan Font de Vau-cluso, mistranslating font (“source”) as fontaine (“fountain”). The name derives from the large karst spring, source of the river Sorgue.

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse — French Dictionary | Passage