Belgium
septante
Meaning
seventy
Elsewhere
soixante-dix
Explanation
France says soixante-dix, sixty-ten. Belgium, Switzerland and DR Congo kept the older word.
Example
Il y avait septante personnes à la réunion des copropriétaires.
There were seventy people at the residents' meeting.
Origin
From Old French setante, itself from the Latin septuaginta.
Where
Belgium
Switzerland
Congo-Kinshasa
Source
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