Burgundy
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Template:Wiktionarypar Burgundy can refer to:
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Places
- Burgundy (region), is a historical region and cultural area in Western Europe, which has existed in several different forms with widely varying boundaries:
- Bourgogne (Burgundy (French region), a modern-day French administrative région,
- The historical Duchy of Burgundy roughly corresponded to modern Bourgogne for part of its history
- Franche-Comté, former French province and modern-day French région. Originally the Free County of Burgundy in the Holy Roman Empire.
- Kingdom of Burgundy, two different kingdoms in different periods
- Upper Burgundy, a duchy of the Carolingian Empire
- Lower Burgundy, a kingdom which merged with Upper Burgundy to form the second kingdom of Burgundy
- Burgundian Netherlands, a medieval agglomeration of territories centred further north than any of the above
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Other
- Burgundy wine
- Burgundy (color)
- Burgundy Records, a record label
- Burgundy (stock market) an alternative stock exchange
- Ron Burgundy, a fictional newscaster in the film, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
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