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Toulouse
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Definition:France's fourth largest metropolitan area, after Paris, Lyon and Marseilles.
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Hyacinth: [...] Oh, by the way, have you noticed our new flashings? The lead came from a disused monastery just outside Toulouse. I hope you enjoyed my prawn and damson dip. I'll let you have the recipe.
BBC. Keeping Up Appearances: Onslow's Birthday (1991)
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Don Pedro fled across the border to Toulouse, where he obtained congenial employment as clerk to an avoué. He was also promptly elected secretary to the local Academy of Science and Art, a post for which his varied attainments fit him in the highest degree.
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