Allier

American  

[a-lyey] / aˈljeɪ /

noun

1. a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.

2. a department in central France. 2,850 sq. mi. (7,380 sq. km). Moulins.

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Allier British  

/ alje /

noun

1. a department of central France, in Auvergne region. Capital: Moulins. Pop: 342 307 (2003 est). Area: 7382 sq km (2879 sq miles)

2. a river in S central France, rising in the Cévennes and flowing north to the Loire. Length: over 403 km (250 miles)

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Allier

The chauffeur drove Admiral Darlan down past Paris and Orleans, past Nevers and the country of the milk-white cows, across the demarcation line at Moulins and up the stony Allier to Vichy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Allier, a confluent of the river Loire, in France, near Nevers; also the department through which it flows.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

The scenery of the Allier, like that around Autun, recalls many parts of England.

From East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

I was soon out of the cultivated basin of the Allier, and away from the ploughing oxen, and such-like sights of the country. 

From Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes by Stevenson, Robert Louis

At Corent, on the Allier near Veyre-Mouton, are refuges in caves, so also at Blot-l'Eglise near Menat, which served the purpose during the troubles of the League.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)