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Maine-et-Loire

American  
[me-ney-lwar] / ˈmɛ neɪˈlwar /

noun

  1. a department in W France. 2,787 sq. mi. (7,220 sq. km). Angers.


Maine-et-Loire British  
/ mɛnelwar /

noun

  1. a department of W France, in Pays de la Loire region. Capital: Angers. Pop: 745 486 (2003 est). Area: 7218 sq km (2815 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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The regions of Alpes-Maritimes, Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Ardèche, Rhône, Haute -Savoie, Vendée, Maine-et-Loire and Morbihan were part of the trial - but tax officials say it may now be rolled out nationwide.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2022

These legions were to bear the names of the departments,—Sarthe, Orne, Mayenne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan, Loire-Inferieure, and Maine-et-Loire.

From The Chouans by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott

ANGERS, a city of western France, capital of the department of Maine-et-Loire, 191 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

At Contigne, in Maine-et-Loire, is the manor of Gâtines, underneath which are souterrains that extend for a mile, with store-chambers and chapels, hewn out of the tufa.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

Flax is cultivated chiefly in the northern departments of Nord, Seine-Inf�rieure, Pas-de-Calais, C�tes-du-Nord, hemp in Sarthe, Morbihan and Maine-et-Loire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various

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