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Mayenne

American  
[ma-yen] / maˈjɛn /

noun

  1. a department in W France. 2,012 sq. mi. (5,210 sq. km). Laval.


Mayenne British  
/ majɛn /

noun

  1. a department of NW France, in Pays de la Loire region. Capital: Laval. Pop: 290 780 (2003 est). Area: 5212 sq km (2033 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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Stage eight is a flat 171.4km route from Saint-Meen-le-Grand to Laval Espace Mayenne,

From BBC Jul. 11, 2025

In the Mayenne region in northwestern France, the European Union's top grain-producing country, farmer Dominique Defay, said some corn plants have few ears and he is bracing for a crop 35% below his average.

From Reuters Sep. 26, 2022

She was receiving medical care after vanishing on Monday in the Mayenne region of France, east of Rennes.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2021

Setting off from Normandy, the peloton will wind its way into Brittany, through the Mayenne province, ‘a wonderful visit of rural France’ says the northern France tourism board Tour de France website.

From The Guardian Jul. 10, 2015

Mayenne uses a mixture of aristocratic and somewhat haughty frankness with garrulous digression.

From A Short History of French Literature by George Saintsbury

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