Laval

[ luh-val; French la-val ]

/ ləˈvæl; French laˈval /

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noun

Pierre

[pyer], /pyɛr/, 1883–1945, French lawyer and politician: premier 1931–32, 1935–36; premier of the Vichy government 1942–44; executed for treason 1945.

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

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

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Words nearby Laval

Lauzon, lav, lava, lavabo, lavage, Laval, lava lamp, lavalava, lavaliere, lavaliere microphone, Lavalleja

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How to use Laval in a sentence

I had nothing to do, no one to speak to, and I had just lost two thousand crowns to Monsieur de Laval.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
Sir Guy de Laval looked full in our faces as he spoke these words, and what could one reply?
A Heroine of France|Evelyn Everett-Green
But the tears and sighs of his wife, the noble Charlotte de Laval, at length overmastered his reluctance.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
She told him that, three days before, she had sent a gold ring to Dame Jeanne de Laval.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France

The Prince de Laval said yesterday, amusingly enough, that M. de Montrond's wit "fed on human flesh!"
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino

British Dictionary definitions for Laval (1 of 2)

Laval¹

/ (ləˈvæl) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for Laval (2 of 2)

Laval²

/ (French laval) /

noun

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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