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Lourdes

American  
[loord, loordz, loord] / lʊərd, lʊərdz, lurd /

noun

  1. a city in SW France: Roman Catholic shrine famed for miraculous cures.


Lourdes British  
/ lurd /

noun

  1. a town in SW France: a leading place of pilgrimage for Roman Catholics after a peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous, had visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858. Pop: 15 203 (1999)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lourdes responds with a verse acknowledging her mother's love, while asserting her independence.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

A 13-minute music video weaving together six tracks from the new album was released earlier this month and featured A-list cameos by Sabrina Carpenter, Kate Moss, Lourdes Leon, Benedict Cumberbatch and more.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

At the hospital outside General Santos, Lourdes Camia said she believed her brother-in-law, who was being treated for a heart attack, was safer outside -- despite the heat.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

Maria de Lourdes Alongi, a voter at the restaurant, needs no convincing.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

He asks a female bar buddy to take Lourdes to the public hospital.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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