Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/March 19

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porte cochère n
  1. (historical) A gateway through which horse carriages pass, often into a courtyard.
  2. A porch, or roof without walls over a driveway, next to the entrance of a building which a vehicle can stop in or under to allow passengers to embark or disembark without being affected by bad weather.

Today is the eve of UN French Language Day, one of six such days established by UNESCO to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity and to promote the equal use of its working languages. The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (International Organization of the French-speaking World) was founded on 20 March 1970.

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