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Cognac , city (1990 pop. 19,932), Charente dept., W France, in Angoumois, on the Charente River. The French brandy to which Cognac gives its name has been manufactured and exported from the city since the 18th cent. The city was the birthplace of Francis I and was a Huguenot stronghold in the 16th cent.

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cognac prop. French brandy distilled from Cognac wine. XVI (Coniacke wine). — F., f. name of a town in the department of Charente, France.

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cognac Brandy made only in the Charentes region of north‐west France, around the town of Cognac, from special varieties of grape grown on shallow soil and claimed to be distilled only in pot, not continuous, stills; first distilled by Jean Martell in 1715. Sometimes used (incorrectly) as a general name for brandy. See also armagnac.

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