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Bergerac
Bergerac (French bɛrʒərak) n (Biography) See Cyrano de BergeracBer•ge•rac (ˈbɜr ʒəˌræk)
n. Savinien Cyrano de, 1619–55, French soldier, swordsman, and writer: hero of play by Rostand. Bergerac
Bergerac (bĕrzhəräk`), town (1990 pop. 27,886), Dordogne dept., SW France, in Périgord, on the Dordogne River. It is a farm-trade and processing center. It also has boiler works, foundries, chemical plants, and shoe factories. Possessed by the English in the 14th cent., it was recovered in 1450 by the French. It became a Protestant stronghold and was taken (1621) by Louis XIII. A tobacco museum and an experimental tobacco institute are there.ThesaurusSeeCyrano de Bergerac |