Allier
Americannoun
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a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
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a department in central France. 2,850 sq. mi. (7,380 sq. km). Moulins.
noun
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a department of central France, in Auvergne region. Capital: Moulins. Pop: 342 307 (2003 est). Area: 7382 sq km (2879 sq miles)
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a river in S central France, rising in the Cévennes and flowing north to the Loire. Length: over 403 km (250 miles)
Example Sentences
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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
They are to be found on the two banks of the Loire, on the confines of the departments of Allier and Saone-et-Loire, where they are still tolerably numerous, especially in the latter department.
From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
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 Matilda Betham-Edwards
Early Duke.—Mentioned as one of the best four early varieties for Central France in the Annales de la Société d' Horticulture de l' Allier for 1852.
From The Cauliflower by A. A. (Arthur Alger) Crozier
Pradelles stands on a hillside, high above the Allier, surrounded by rich meadows.
From Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes by Robert Louis Stevenson
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