Loiret

[ lwa-re ]

noun

1. a department in central France. 2,630 sq. mi. (6,810 sq. km). : Orléans.

Loiret

/ lwarɛ /

noun

1. a department of central France, in Centre region. Capital: Orléans. Pop: 629 377 (2003 est). Area: 6812 sq km (2657 sq miles)

Example Sentences

At Dordives (Loiret) the Communards planted a poplar surmounted by the red flag in front of the mairie.

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Further up, the valley again contracts, until the Gorge de Loiret is passed.

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It was a come-down for the Comte de Laroche-sur-Loiret, but he swallowed it like a man at a single gulp.

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Elected deputy to the Assembly for the department of Loiret, he made his first speech in January 1792.

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The proprietors of the Loiret avenged the fright of their fellow-proprietors of the Nièvre.

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