Laval

American  

[luh-val, la-val] / ləˈvæl, laˈval /

noun

1. Pierre 1883–1945, French lawyer and politician: premier 1931–32, 1935–36; premier of the Vichy government 1942–44; executed for treason 1945.

2. a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, NW of Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.

3. a city in and the capital of Mayenne, in W France.

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Laval ¹ British  

/ ləˈvæl /

noun

1. a city in SE Canada, in Quebec: a NW suburb of Montreal. Pop: 343 005 (2001)

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Laval ² British  

/ laval /

noun

1. Pierre (pjɛr). 1883–1945, French statesman. He was premier of France (1931–32; 1935–36) and premier of the Vichy government (1942–44). He was executed for collaboration with Germany

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Example Sentences

He was detained in the town of Laval, in western France, though he is from Aubervilliers, the Paris suburb that was home to the other suspected thieves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stage eight is a flat 171.4km route from Saint-Meen-le-Grand to Laval Espace Mayenne,

From BBC

Guirassy, then a France Under-19s international, made his first-team breakthrough at Laval and scored six goals in 29 games in the 2014-15 Ligue 2 campaign.

From BBC

The international research team was led by the University of Exeter and included Laval and Concordia universities.

From Science Daily

Laval Soopramanien says the boy is still in hospital there, and that the family will remain on the main island until the next boat leaves for Agalega.

From BBC