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Tours
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Tours  (tr)
A city of west-central France on the Loire River. Dating to pre-Roman times, it was a prosperous silk-manufacturing town from the 15th century to the 17th century and a Huguenot stronghold until the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Today it is a tourist center with varied industries. Population: 137,000.
Tours (French) [tur]
n
(Placename) a town in W central France, on the River Loire: nearby is the scene of the defeat of the Arabs in 732, which ended the advance of Islam in W Europe. Pop.: 132 820 (1999)
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Noun1.Tours - an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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Teenagers at Nuneaton's King Edward VI College have forged new friendships with students based at the Lycee Paul-Louis Courier, an upper school in Tours, France.
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Dr Laurent Fauchier, from the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Trousseau, in Tours, France which conducted the study said: "What patients should know is this: if your doctor prescribes a statin for any reason, it will decrease the risk of cardiac events.
Statins 'could have an extra benefit' by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, 2005 More than 2,000 researchers assembled in Tours, France, for the 25th IUSSP International Population Conference.
XXV International Population Conference 18-23 July 2005 by Reproductive Health Matters
 
 
 
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