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Indre-et-Loire

American  
[an-drey-lwar] / ɛ̃ dreɪˈlwar /

noun

  1. a department in W central France. 2,378 sq. mi. (6,160 sq. km). Tours.


Indre-et-Loire British  
/ ɛ̃drelwar /

noun

  1. a department of W central France in the Centre region: contains many famous châteaux along the Loire. Capital: Tours. Pop: 563 062 (2003 est). Area: 6158 sq km (2402 sq miles)

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According to authorities in the Indre-et-Loire department in west-central France, a locally made brand of wild garlic sauce may have been contaminated with a dangerous toxin that can attack the nerves.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2024

“I am determined to move forward,” Mr. Attal said on Sunday after visiting farmers in the Indre-et-Loire area of central France.

From New York Times Jan. 29, 2024

New Prime Minister Gabriel Attal visited a farm on Sunday in the central region of Indre-et-Loire.

From Seattle Times Jan. 28, 2024

According to Nadia Seghier, head of the prefecture, the state authority of the Indre-et-Loire region, the ultra-light plane fell around a home near the town’s center without injuring people on the ground.

From Washington Times Oct. 10, 2020

Questioned as to their names, Christian and family, their age, and places of birth, they answered as follows: "Charles de Sainte-Hermine, born at Tours, department of the Indre-et-Loire, aged twenty-four."

From The Companions of Jehu by Dumas père, Alexandre

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