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Haute-Loire

American  
[oht-lwar] / oʊtˈlwar /

noun

  1. a department in central France. 1,931 sq. mi. (5,000 sq. km). Le Puy.


Haute-Loire British  
/ otlwar /

noun

  1. a department of S central France, in Auvergne region. Capital: Le Puy. Pop: 213 993 (2003 est). Area: 5001 sq km (1950 sq miles)

"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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In France, four southern regions - the Rhone, Drome, Ardeche and Haute-Loire - were placed under red alert, the country's most serious warning.

From Reuters Aug. 22, 2023

The departments targeted by the alert, which allows local authorities to call off events and close public facilities if needed, are the Rhone, Drome, Ardeche and Haute-Loire, Meteo France said.

From Reuters Aug. 21, 2023

The departments that will be targeted by the alert are the Rhone, Drome, Ardeche and Haute-Loire, Environment Minister Christophe Bechu told reporters.

From Reuters Aug. 21, 2023

Without reference to the ill-starred Rudolph Straeuli's Camp Barbed Wire handbook, Marc Lièvremont has had his men sweating in the forests of Chambon-sur-Lignon in Haute-Loire.

From The Guardian Aug. 3, 2011

Lacemaking is the industry of the Haute-Loire district, and is said to employ ninety thousand women.

From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Paine, Albert Bigelow

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