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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Laval

Lens reached the quarter-finals of the French Cup on Wednesday courtesy of a 4-2 win over Troyes, while an Endrick-inspired Lyon fought past second-division Laval.

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

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 ● Nov. 25, 2025

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

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

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

From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024

He’s doing well at Goupil’s, and he's now living in a new apartment, at 25 Rue Laval in Montmartre.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman