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Faux is a French word for fake. It often used in English to attribute an upscale sound to the naming of a cheaper look alike. Ex: Faux Pearls, Faux-Marble (Terrazzo), etc...

Faux is the name of several places in France:

a commune in the Ardennes département
a commune in the Dordogne département

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