PLAGE

plage

(noun) the beach at a seaside resort

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

plage (plural plages)

(geography, obsolete) a region; country

(astronomy) a bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun

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Source: Wiktionary


Plage, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. plaga.]

Definition: A region; country. [Obs.] "The plages of the north." Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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