# Vosges

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /voʊʒ/ · frequency rank #71,209

## Definitions
1. A mountain range in eastern France.
2. A department of Grand Est, France. Capital: Épinal.

## Etymology
From French Vosges, from Latin Vosegus (in the manuscripts also Vogesus), probably from the name of a Celtic god, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo- (“sub-, under”) and *segos (“force, victory”) (compare Middle Irish seg (“strength”), Welsh hŷ (“bold, brave”), and the place name Segovia).

## Source
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