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Loire

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Loire  (lwär)
The longest river of France, rising in the Cévennes and flowing about 1,014 km (630 mi) north, northwest, and west to the Bay of Biscay.
Loire (French) [lwar]
n
1. (Placename) a department of E central France, in Rhône-Alpes region. Capital: St. Étienne. Pop.: 728 524 (1999). Area: 4799 sq. km (1872 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a river in France, rising in the Massif Central and flowing north and west in a wide curve to the Bay of Biscay: the longest river in France. Its valley is famous for its wines and châteaux. Length: 1020 km (634 miles) Ancient name Liger
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Noun1.LoireLoire - the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean
Loire River
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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Loire [lwɑːr] N → Loira m


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The lighter seemed to leap the mimic waves of the Loire.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
At this moment one of those heavy wagons, drawn by bullocks, which carry the wood cut in the fine forests of the country to the ports of the Loire, came out of a byroad full of ruts and turned on that which the two horsemen were following.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Lawrence, the Mississippi, the Amazon, the Plata, the Orinoco, the Niger, the Senegal, the Elbe, the Loire, and the Rhine, which carry water from the most civilised, as well as from the most savage, countries
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