Tours
[ toor; French toor ]
/ tʊər; French tur /
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noun
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
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Words nearby Tours
tourney, tourniquet, tournois, tour of duty, tour operator, Tours, tourtière, touse, tousle, tousled, tous-les-mois
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Tours
/ (French tur) /
noun
a town in W central France, on the River Loire: nearby is the scene of the defeat of the Arabs in 732, which ended the advance of Islam in W Europe. Pop: 132 820 (1999)
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