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Gap , city (1990 pop. 35,647), capital of Hautes-Alpes dept., SE France, on the Luye River at the foot of the Dauphiné Alps. A center for tourism, Gap is an agricultural market that manufactures clothing, wood products, and construction materials. Founded by Augustus c.14 BC, it was the capital of medieval Gapençais, which was annexed to the crown of France in 1512. The city was devastated during the Wars of Religion (16th cent.).

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

gap / gap/ • n. 1. a break or hole in an object or between two objects: he came through the gap in the hedge. ∎ a pass or way through a range of hills. 2. an unfilled space or interval; a break in continuity: there are many gaps in our understanding of what happened. ∎ a difference, esp. an undesirable one, between two views or situations: the media were bridging the gap between government and people. DERIVATIVES: gapped adj. gap·py adj.

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gap breach in a defence XIV; opening in a mountain range; unfilled space XVI. — ON. gap chasm, rel. to gapa GAPE.

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