an ancient and very considerable town of France; formerly capital of Burgundy, and of the Dijonais; now the episcopal town of the department of Côte d'Or. Before the revolution it had a parliament, a mint, an university, academy of sciences, an abbey, and a citadel. Most part of the churches and public structures are very beautiful, and in one of the squares there was an equestrian statue of Louis XIV. It is seated in a very pleasant plain, between two small rivers, which produces excellent wine. It contains 20,000 inhabitants. E. Long. 5. 7. N. Lat. 47. 19.