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PRONUNCIATION OF LOIR

loir  [lɔɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Loir is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Loir

The Loir is a river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe River. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir département, north of Illiers-Combray. It joins the river Sarthe in Briollay, north of the city Angers. It is indirectly a tributary of the Loire, and runs roughly parallel to it and slightly north of it for much of its length, and so might be regarded as a Yazoo type river.

Definition of loir in the English dictionary

The definition of loir in the dictionary is the Fat Dormouse, a large, edible dormouse.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOIR


annoyer
əˈnɔɪə
Breuer
ˈbrɔɪə
cherimoya
ˌtʃɛrɪˈmɔɪə
coir
kɔɪə
deployer
dɪˈplɔɪə
destroyer
dɪˈstrɔɪə
dianoia
ˌdaɪəˈnɔɪə
employer
ɪmˈplɔɪə
enjoyer
ɪnˈdʒɔɪə
Goya
ˈɡɔɪə
hoya
ˈhɔɪə
metanoia
ˌmetəˈnɔɪə
metasequoia
ˌmɛtəsɪˈkwɔɪə
multiemployer
ˌmʌltɪɪmˈplɔɪə
oyer
ɔɪə
paranoia
ˌpærəˈnɔɪə
sequoia
sɪˈkwɔɪə
soya
ˈsɔɪə
stroyer
ˈstrɔɪə
toyer
ˈtɔɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOIR

logwood
logy
lohan
Lohengrin
loid
loin
loin chop
loincloth
loins
loipe
Loir-et-Cher
Loire
Loire-Atlantique
Loiret
loiter
loiterer
loitering
loiteringly
Lok Sabha
loke

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOIR

abattoir
au revoir
Beauvoir
boudoir
choir
couloir
de Beauvoir
devoir
Eure-et-Loir
film noir
gospel choir
grattoir
memoir
noir
Pinot Noir
preach to the choir
Renoir
reservoir
terroir
trottoir

Synonyms and antonyms of loir in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «loir» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOIR

Find out the translation of loir to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of loir from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «loir» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卢瓦尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

loir
570 millions of speakers

English

loir
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोइर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Луар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

loir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Loir
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

loir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Loir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Loir
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロアール川
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

루 아르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giống sơn thử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Loir
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॉर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

loir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

loir
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Loir
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Луар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Loir
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

loir
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

loir
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Loir
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loir

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOIR»

The term «loir» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.142 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOIR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about loir

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOIR»

Discover the use of loir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Field Guide to Algebra
Antoine Chambert-Loir taught this book when he was Professor at École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France. He is now Professor at Université de Rennes 1.
Antoine Chambert-Loir, 2007
2
Fraternity Among the French Peasantry: Sociability and ...
5.2 Mutual aid societies in Loir-et-Cher in 1860 154 5.3 Mutual aid societies in Loir-et-Cher in 1868 156 5.4 Mutual aid societies in Loir-et-Cher in 1890 157 5.5 Mutual aid societies in Loir-et-Cher in 1907 159 6. 1 Corps de sapeurs-pompiers  ...
Alan R. H. Baker, 2004
3
Colonial Technology: Science and the Transfer of Innovation ...
Loir, I'Ombre, 109-10; Pasteur to Loir, undated, probably late March 1888, Loir correspondence, private collection. 13. Ibid. 14. J. Creed to Editor, Argus, 19 March 1888. 15. Loir, La Microbiologie, chapter 1. 16. Rabbit Commission, Progress ...
Jan Todd, 1995
4
Communes of Eure-et-Loir: Chartres, Communes of the ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books, LLC, Books Group, 2011
5
Vaccination: A History from Lady Montagu to Genetic Engineering
an anti-rabies institute; Loir was appointed its director. It was the first such institute in North Africa 71. On February 14, 1900, the establishment was named Institut Pasteur and given civil entity status. Loir was officially designated its director.
H. Bazin, 2011
6
Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide, 7th Edition: The Complete, ...
2005 cheverny 89 now DOMAINE DE BELLIVIÈRE * * * * * Coteaux du loir, jaSnièreS $20.00–$100.00 Christine and Eric Nicolas are not only the poster children for the renaissance of viticulture along the little Loir, whence they came a mere ...
Robert M. Parker, 2008
7
Loir-et-Cher Geography Introduction: Montrichard, Souday, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books Llc, Books Group, 2010
8
Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
... boréale 3286 Lissodelphes 3285 Loir 2571 Loir commun 2571 Loir de Roach 4166 Loir d'Ognev 4165 Loir épineux 5453 Loir gris 2571 Loir lérot 2042 Loir muscardin 4125 Loir ordinaire 2571 Loir pygmée de Chine 7168 Loir vulgaire 2571 ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
9
Place, Culture, and Identity: Essays in Historical Geography ...
1977a 'Rhetoric and reality in historical geography' Journal of Historical Geography 3 301-305 1979b 'Rural settlements and early development of agricultural syndicalism: the case of Loir-et-Cher during the second half of the 19ih Century', ...
Alan R. H. Baker, Iain S. Black, Robin Alan Butlin, 2001
10
Best of France 2008-2009 Petit Fute:
... be confused with the other one (Loire). The Loir Valley is made for walks and discoveries. ... It is behind the cemetery, reached by a bridge over the Loir, and must be the region's most poetic picnic site! From the cemetery, a path takes you to ...
Jean-Paul Labourdette, Dominique Auzias, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term loir is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Swat teams join Bastille Day march
Displays in Haute-Loire, Essonne, Indre-et-Loire, Aube and Eure-et-Loir have been hit due to fears of spent fireworks causing fires. «The Connexion, Jul 15»
2
French wheat in decline, even ahead of heatwave
Indeed, Openfield, the UK's biggest agricultural co-operative, noted reports of field fires in France, and farmers in the norther Eure-et-Loir region ... «Agrimoney.com, Jul 15»
3
Electric aircraft prepares to make landmark English Channel flight
... VIII which after nine months of adjustments was able to make a 17 mile round trip between Toury and Arteny in Eure-et-Loir in October. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Face au Botox, Ipsen cherche une seconde jeunesse
Ce laboratoire, fondé à Dreux (Eure-et-Loir) en 1929 par le Dr Beaufour et resté depuis aux mains de la famille, est le numéro deux mondial de ... «Le Monde, Jul 15»
5
Field fires hamper French grain harvest as heatwave builds
In the Eure-et-Loir administrative department, which covers part of the Beauce plain that is one of France's biggest grain belts, local authorities ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
6
L'A71 élargie entre Theillay et Vierzon
L'élargissement de l'autoroute A71 entre Theillay (Loir-et-Cher) et Vierzon (Cher) a été inauguré ce mercredi 1er juillet. Depuis 11 heures, les ... «la Nouvelle République, Jul 15»
7
Chassé-Croisé Paris Sxm ” de Valérie Lieko : Séance dédicace …
Je dors comme un loir. Les marchands de somnifères ne doivent pas faire fortune en ces contrées… Le lendemain, je me fais livrer une voiture ... «Saint Martin | sxminfo.fr, Jun 15»
8
Thor di Girifalco wins Gr. I in Italy
June 22, 2015 - J-M Bazire teamed his trainee Viatik du Loir (6g Kaisy Dream-Infante du Loir) to victory today at 1.7/1 favorite in the €26,000 ... «Harnesslink, Jun 15»
9
Largest Collection of Radical Conceptualists ART & …
In an unprecedented move, the region, headed by Christian Gillet, President of the Department of Maine-et-Loir and local mayor Gerard Persin, ... «artnet News, Jun 15»
10
New beginning for rebel cow
... end of June we will be transferring Marguerite to a teaching farm in the Loir-et-Cher, where she will be sterilised and integrated into the herd. «The Connexion, Jun 15»

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