bisontin
French, adjective
bisontin is spelled B-I-S-O-N-T-I-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 105,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bisontin is a French adjective meaning “of Besançon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Bisontin is a different word: “resident or native of Besançon”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à la ville de Besançon”.
What does bisontin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of Besançon
noun
- 1
masculineresident or native of Besançon
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à la ville de Besançon.
noun: 1. Habitant de la ville de Besançon, dans le département du Doubs, en France.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bisontin
- bisontine feminine
- bisontins masculine plural
- bisontines feminine plural
- Bisontins plural
- Bisontine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is bisontin in French?
bisontin appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).