La Trappe
noun
an abbey in Normandy, France, at which the Trappist order was founded.
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La Trappe
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Trappe, La
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[la trap]
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La Trappe
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/ la trap /
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Example Sentences
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The plant was then discharging excess amounts of pollutants into a tributary of La Trappe Creek, which empties into the Choptank River and eventually the bay.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2022
Still, the pious brethren maintained a taciturn demeanour that would have done credit to La Trappe itself.
From Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Charles James Lever
But it has been stated that near the convent are the monks of La Trappe.
From Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame by James Lane Allen
It is understood that Madame de Vassart’s group of socialists are about to leave La Trappe for Paradise, in Morbihan.
From The Maids of Paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
I did find time in Paris to have matters straightened; I sold La Trappe and paid everything.
From The Maids of Paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
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