Blois

[ blwa ]

/ blwa /

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noun

a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.

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How to use Blois in a sentence

At first he intended to live in Blois, but his wife's resistance changed his plans.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence|Eugne Sue
If I do not hear from you by the fourth day after you reach Blois, that silence will tell me that you are in some danger.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
Her letter concluded, Madame Bastien ordered the horse harnessed so the letter could be taken to Blois at once.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence|Eugne Sue
The duke has been studying the position from this terrace and decides that Blois is not a propitious spot for his secret schemes.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac

The situation of Blois is as agreeable as that of all the other principal towns on the Loire.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney

British Dictionary definitions for Blois

Blois

/ (French blwa) /

noun

a town in N central France, on the Loire: 13th-century castle. Pop: 49 171 (1999)

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