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Laval

American  
[luh-val, la-val] / ləˈvæl, laˈval /

noun

  1. Pierre 1883–1945, French lawyer and politician: premier 1931–32, 1935–36; premier of the Vichy government 1942–44; executed for treason 1945.

  2. a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, NW of Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.

  3. a city in and the capital of Mayenne, in W France.

Laval 1 British  
/ ləˈvæl /

noun

  1. a city in SE Canada, in Quebec: a NW suburb of Montreal. Pop: 343 005 (2001)

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Laval 2 British  
/ laval /

noun

  1. Pierre (pjɛr). 1883–1945, French statesman. He was premier of France (1931–32; 1935–36) and premier of the Vichy government (1942–44). He was executed for collaboration with Germany

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Lens reached the quarter-finals of the French Cup on Wednesday courtesy of a 4-2 win over Troyes, while an Endrick-inspired Lyon fought past second-division Laval.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

He was detained in the town of Laval, in western France, though he is from Aubervilliers, the Paris suburb that was home to the other suspected thieves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Guirassy, then a France Under-19s international, made his first-team breakthrough at Laval and scored six goals in 29 games in the 2014-15 Ligue 2 campaign.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

M.Sc., professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Université Laval in Québec City, Canada.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2024

The next step was to do the equations for the design of the De Laval nozzle, and privately I quaked at the thought of attempting them.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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