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Barbizon refers to a ______. - English

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Barbizon refers to a ______.

Options

  • kind of paint

  • type of architecture

  • region in Britain

  • French school of painters

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Solution

Barbizon refers to a French school of painters.

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Chapter 4.1: Tight Corners - Exercise 2 [Page 108]

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Chapter 4.1 Tight Corners
Exercise 2 | Q 1. b. | Page 108

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