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Hérault

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From French Hérault. The Hérault River was known in Latin as Arauris (or Araura by Strabo). The name is sometimes considered pre-Celtic although the element Ara- suggests a Celtic root.

proper noun

  1. A department of Occitania, France. Capital: Montpellier (INSEE code 34).
  2. A river flowing through the departments of Gard and Hérault, in southern France.

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"Hérault." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/h%C3%A9rault. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Hérault. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/h%C3%A9rault

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"Hérault." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/h%C3%A9rault.

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@misc{he_rault_2026,
  title = {Hérault},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/h%C3%A9rault},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}