Tours

American  

[toor, toor] / tʊər, tur /

noun

1. 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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Tours British  

/ tur /

noun

1. 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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Tours

An acquaintance is an expert around this neighborhood, Maryvic from Trip Tours Madrid once laid it out for me.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

Caribbean Tours still employs 22 people on a reduced payroll to keep them afloat until the business can snap back—if it ever does.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

But it also comes just in time, too: memberships for British Cycling have been falling, and the body itself stepped in in 2024 to save the men's and women's Tours of Britain from collapse.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Young Pioneer Tours, which specialises in travel to North Korea, told AFP in March that Air China resuming its route to Beijing opens Pyongyang up to more accessible connections.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

I walk through a cluster of joggers, then race to a Sweden Tours bus.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat