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 Avignon Avignon /ˈævɪnˌjɔn/

noun

  1. A town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism  ( Avignon )
    a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism
     Avignon was significant during the medieval period, especially when it became the seat of the papacy.
    Avignon was significant during the medieval period, especially when it became the seat of the papacy.


 deck-house deck-house /dɛk haʊs/

noun

  1. A superstructure on the upper deck of a ship  ( deck-house )
    a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship
     Sailors took shelter in the deck-house during the storm.
    Sailors took shelter in the deck-house during the storm.


 swamp milkweed swamp milkweed /swɑmp mɪlkˌwiːd/

noun

  1. Densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers  ( Asclepias incarnata , swamp milkweed )
    densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers