Meaning & use
Lascaux
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UK/læˈskəʊ/
US/læˈskoʊ/
Meaning
proper nounproper
A cave in southwest France famous for its paintings of animals, made roughly 17,000 years ago.
Grammar: Capitalised: the Lascaux caves.
Visitors can no longer enter the real Lascaux cave.
The paintings at Lascaux show bulls and horses.
Lascaux was discovered by teenagers in 1940.
Common combinations
- the caves of Lascaux
- The caves of Lascaux have a lot of prehistoric art.
- Lascaux paintings
- The Lascaux paintings are thousands of years old.
- Lascaux replica
- The Lascaux replica allows tourists to see the art.
- visit Lascaux
- Many tourists visit Lascaux each year.
- Lascaux cave art
- Lascaux cave art is protected carefully.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Altamira
- Altamira is a similar painted cave in Spain, not France.
- Chauvet
- Chauvet is an even older cave in France.
- prehistoric site
- A prehistoric site is any ancient place, whereas Lascaux is a specific one.
Word family
- Lascaux II proper noun
- a nearby copy of the cave
- cave painting noun
- art made on cave walls
Commonly confused: Lascaux or Altamira?
Lascaux vs Altamira
Altamira is in Spain, while Lascaux is in France.
Practice
Where is Lascaux?
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Lascaux is in the Dordogne region of southwest France.
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