Vendée

geographical name

Ven·dée väⁿ-ˈdā

variants or La Vendée

lä-väⁿ-ˈdā

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region of western France bordering on the Bay of Biscay south of Brittany

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vendee

noun

vend·ee ˌven-ˈdē

: one to whom a thing is sold

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