département (equivalent of a county) in France’s eastern region Bourgogne (Burgundy)' name='description'> Côte d'Or - definition and meaning
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Côte d'Or

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  • proper noun A département (equivalent of a county) in France’s eastern region Bourgogne (Burgundy)
  • proper noun A chain of hills West of the Saône valley, which the above département was named after

Etymologies

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From French Côte d’Or, from côte ‘coast’ (from Latin costa 'side') + contracted form of de ‘of’ + or ‘gold’ (from Latin aurum)

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