a department of E central France, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Capital: St Étienne. Pop: 726 613 (2003 est). Area: 4799 sq km (1872 sq miles) a river in France, rising in the Massif Central and flowing north and west in a wide curve to the Bay of Biscay: the longest river in France. Its valley is famous for its wines and châteaux. Length: 1020 km (634 miles)
Ancient name: Liger
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Loire
(lwar),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 mi. (1005 km) long.
- Place Namesa department in central France. 742,396;
1853 sq. mi. (4800 sq. km). Cap.: St.-Étienne.
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'Loire' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Allier
- Amboise
- Angers
- Anjou
- Blois
- Centre
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Charolais
- Chenin Blanc
- Cher
- Eure-et-Loir
- Haute-Loire
- Indre
- Indre-et-Loire
- Le Puy
- Loir-et-Cher
- Loire-Atlantique
- Loiret
- Lyonnais
- Macon
- Maine-et-Loire
- Mayenne
- Muscadet
- Nantes
- Nevers
- Orléans
- Pays de la Loire
- Pouilly
- Pouilly-Fumé
- Saint-Nazaire
- Sancerre
- Sarthe
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Saône
- Saône-et-Loire
- Seine
- Solutrean
- St. Nazaire
- St.-Étienne
- Touraine
- Tours
- Vendée
- Vienne
- cher
- langue d'oïl
- tour
- upper