Touraine

American  

[too-ren, too-ren] / tʊˈrɛn, tuˈrɛn /

noun

1. a former province in W France. Tours.

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Touraine British  

/ turɛn /

noun

1. a former province of NW central France: at its height in the 16th century as an area of royal residences, esp along the Loire. Chief town: Tours

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Example Sentences

The Touraine appellation in France’s Loire Valley is famous for affordable sauvignon blanc for occasions when we don’t want to splurge on the more famous wines of Sancerre.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2022

Winemaker Noëlla Morantin acquired part of the Clos Roche Blanche vineyard in Touraine, France, which wine people tell me — haunting look in their eyes — is a very big deal.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2022

Made from sauvignon blanc grown in the Touraine region of the Loire Valley, this wine will not remind you of the more pungent sauvignon blanc associated with New Zealand.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2020

"Exposing young people to normative and unrealistic images of bodies leads to a sense of self-depreciation and poor self-esteem that can impact health-related behaviour," Health Minister Marisol Touraine said.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2017

Touraine is charming, Chenonceaux, Chambord, Blois, etc., very interesting, and that episode was on the whole a success—enlivened too by my exciting company.

From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by James, Henry