Allier

[ a-lyey ]

noun

a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
a department in central France. 2,850 sq. mi. (7,380 sq. km). Capital: Moulins.

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How to use Allier in a sentence

It is the quiet chef lieu of the Allier, and was once the capital of the Bourbonnais.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 | Various
All situated in a neat building near the Allier, and at the foot of a mountain.
Memoranda on Tours, Touraine and Central France. | J. H. Holdsworth
I was soon out of the cultivated basin of the Allier, and away from the ploughing oxen, and such-like sights of the country.
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes | Robert Louis Stevenson
A short distance to the south on the same side are the sources of the Allier and Lot.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 | Various
They gave them lands between the Allier and the Loire, and soon admitted them to a share in all their rights and privileges.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2 | Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.

British Dictionary definitions for Allier

Allier

/ (French alje) /

noun

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