proper noun/vo.klyz/
Vaucluse (a department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France); Vaucluse (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia); former name of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Inherited from Latin Vallis Clausa (“closed valley”), from vallis + clausa; compare Occitan Vauclusa.