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loire

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for loire.

Editorial note

Guyane is a region of France, just like Normandy or Pays de la Loire or the 15 others.

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Quick take

A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Saint-Étienne.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of loire gathered in one view.

noun

A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Saint-Étienne.

noun

The longest river in France, passing (from southeast to northwest) through the departments of Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Loire, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Nièvre, Cher, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for loire.

noun

A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Saint-Étienne.

noun

The longest river in France, passing (from southeast to northwest) through the departments of Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Loire, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Nièvre, Cher, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique.

Example sentences

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Guyane is a region of France, just like Normandy or Pays de la Loire or the 15 others.

2

Wow, in the UK you get a bottle of something from the Loire for £10, a Sancerre for £20...

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Has farmed in rural loire valley france all his life, from his childhood during ww2.

4

A friend of mine swears by Cavas just like I swear by Cremants from Loire region.

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French wine can be found among the same lines, just have to check less 'popcorn' regions, like Jura, Beaujolais, Loire and Languedoc.

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(Or train, since it's a civilized country) Would highly recommend a château trip down the Loire valley over Disney.

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I spent six weeks doing a solo ride in France -- Versailles, Chartres, Loire Valley rivers and castles, eastern Brittany, St.

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But it's getting difficult to find/book a place in most fast trains, especially between Paris and Loire Valley as there are too few racks available and biking is becoming more popular.

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>The Loire River is the longest river in France at 625 miles.

10

Most people would love to live in a gigantic castle in the Loire valley with a helicopter taking them to the office - should we subsidize that as well?

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Also in France we have a lot of reactors, on very few rivers (Rhône and Loire river have like a dozen reactor on each) so there's less margin than what we'd like.

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Personally I would find something right on La Loire or L'Erdre so I had a nice view of the water; really any view of nature I think will help, even if nobody's around.

Quote examples

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I still remember my younger brother, as a 10-year old, visiting one of the French Loire castles and asking my parents: "so, all this was rebuilt after the war, right?".

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I'd say the monks and the society they represented were the winners in the middle to long term, after all the vikings that had gotten to the Loire and those whereabouts ended up speaking French and "becoming" French themselves, and not the other way round.

Proper noun examples

1

It is just like Champagne just that other French regions like Loire, Alsace, Bordeux etc are not allowed to call it Champagne.

2

Loire and Alsace are also known for more specific wine types.

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Related: Chaumont-Sur-Loire [0] and Chenonceau [1] are both absolutely gorgeous in person, especially when everything is in bloom, and less than 3 hours drive from Paris.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use loire in a sentence?

Guyane is a region of France, just like Normandy or Pays de la Loire or the 15 others.

What does loire mean?

A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Saint-Étienne.

What part of speech is loire?

loire is commonly used as noun.