Toulouse

American  

[too-looz] / tuˈluz /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Haute-Garonne, in S France, on the Garonne River.

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Toulouse British  

/ tuːˈluːz /

noun

1. Ancient name: Tolosa.  a city in S France, on the Garonne River: scene of severe religious strife in the early 13th and mid-16th centuries; university (1229). Pop: 390 350 (1999)

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Example Sentences

It now regularly publicizes cases, including two passengers sentenced to 10 months in jail last month in Toulouse, France, where an Ibiza-bound flight was diverted after they caused a disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"We spoke about Rory McIlroy in the lead-up to the quarter-final against Toulouse," McNamara told the BBC's Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Leo Cullen's side lost by a score to La Rochelle in 2022 and 2023 and took Toulouse to extra time in 2024, but they were comfortably second best to Bordeaux in the Bilbao heat.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

To better understand this unexpected behavior, researchers led by Dominique Langin at the University of Toulouse within the I2MC examined where HSL operates inside fat cells.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

“That must go to New York, the shoes for Toulouse, the ham for Siam, the nails from Wales, and the tangerines for New Orleans.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller