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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOURAINE

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOURAINE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOURAINE

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Touraine 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 TOURAINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Touraine

The Touraine is one of the traditional provinces of France. Its capital was Tours. During the political reorganization of French territory in 1790, the Touraine was divided between the departments of Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher and Indre.

Definition of Touraine in the English dictionary

The definition of Touraine in the dictionary is a former province of NW central France: at its height in the 16th century as an area of royal residences, esp along the Loire. Chief town: Tours.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOURAINE

Toulouse-Lautrec
toun
toupee
tour
tour company
tour de force
tour director
tour guide
tour manager
tour operator
tour rep
touraco
Tourane
tourbillion
tourbillon
Tourcoing
tourer
Tourette syndrome
Tourette´s
Tourette´s syndrome

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOURAINE

Alsace-Lorraine
Aquitaine
Braine
Caine
Carpatho-Ukraine
chaine
cocaine
Coleraine
cross of Lorraine
darraine
graine
Igraine
Kingdom of Lorraine
Laine
Lorraine
Maine
migraine
moraine
Paine
Ukraine

Synonyms and antonyms of Touraine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Touraine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOURAINE

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

Translator English - Chinese

图海纳
1,325 millions of speakers

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Touraine
570 millions of speakers

English

Touraine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Touraine
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تورين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Турен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Touraine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Touraine,
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Touraine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Touraine
190 millions of speakers

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Touraine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トゥレーヌ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

투 랜느
85 millions of speakers

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Touraine
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Touraine
80 millions of speakers

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Touraine கூறினார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तौरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Touraine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Touraine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Touraine
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Турен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Touraine
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Touraine
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Touraine
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Touraine
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Touraine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Touraine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOURAINE»

The term «Touraine» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.869 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOURAINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Touraine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Touraine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOURAINE»

Discover the use of Touraine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Touraine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Alain Touraine
Heinrich Schenker: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his ...
Alain Touraine, Jon Clark (Ph. D.), Marco Diani, 1996
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New Paradigm for Understanding Today's World
Touraine is one of the leading social thinkers in the world today and many of his books have been published in English. In this book Touraine presents a new theoretical framework for understanding the contemporary world.
Alain Touraine, 2007
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Can We Live Together?: Equality and Difference
In this book, a leading French social thinker grapples with the gap between the tendency toward globalization of economic relations and mass culture and the increasingly sectarian nature of our social identities as members of ethnic, ...
Alain Touraine, 2000
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Thinking Differently
In his previous books Alain Touraine analysed the great changes that have transformed our personal and collective lives; in this new book he shows that we need to transform our ways of thinking about these changes.
Alain Touraine, 2009
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What Is Democracy?
At a time when state power is being increasingly eroded by the economic might of transnational capital, what possible value can we ascribe to a democratic idea that is defined merely as a set of guarantees against the totalitarian state?If ...
Alain Touraine, 2008
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Beyond Neoliberalism
In this book, Alain Touraine attacks the positions of the neo-liberals and certain thinkers on the left, and develops an alternative view of the tasks for political thought and action today.
Alain Touraine, 2001
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Old Touraine: the life and history of the chateaux of France
Touraine, and from that centre influenced the whole of France. Louis XI. and his immediate successors, Charles VIII. and Louis XII., were far more often in Touraine than at Paris, and the artists of Tours and Poitiers were as familiar with the road ...
Sir Theodore Andrea Cook, 1898
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Creativity and Critique: Subjectivity and Agency in Touraine ...
Constructing a dialogue between the social theory of Alain Touraine and the philosophy of Paul Ricoeur, this work locates the wellsprings of the renewed intepretative powers of Touraine's recent sociology of the subject and critique of ...
Glenda Ballantyne, 2007
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The Academic System in American Society
" This volume will be important to all those interested in higher education, whether as participants or observers.
Alain Touraine, 1997
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Old Touraine
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Theodore Andrea Gooh, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOURAINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Touraine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Alcohol lobby 'stronger than public health law', says French minister
A decades-old law preventing product placement of alcoholic beverages in France could soon be repealed, Health Minister Marisol Touraine warned on ... «FRANCE 24, Jun 15»
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Emmanuel Touraine's and Ventury Paris' Eiffel Tower-Inspired 3D …
The Founder and Chairman of Ventury, Emmanuel Touraine, himself has created some remarkable pieces which could best be described as part architecture, ... «3DPrint.com, Mar 15»
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Drink: Sauvignon Blanc
The Tasciaca from Domaine Ricard in Touraine is from just the second vintage of a new appellation, Touraine Chenonceaux, and is a considerably richer and ... «Philly.com, Mar 15»
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France likely to pass bill banning super-skinny models
With major health legislation coming up for debate in parliament on March 17, Touraine said the Socialist government was likely to back two amendments ... «Reuters, Mar 15»
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Aude Touraine wins Dubai Desert Triathlon for second time
Touraine was delighted with her performance, saying: “I enjoyed today a lot. The organisation was really good, we could tell in transition between the cycling ... «gulfnews.com, Mar 15»
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France keen to make listening to loud music on headphones and at …
France's Health Minister Marisol Touraine is considering changing the law to legally limit the maximum volume that can be emitted by headphones and reduce ... «International Business Times UK, Jan 15»
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Resident dies after French military jet crashes into home for disabled
Health Minister Marisol Touraine, who travelled to Vouvray, said the 63-year-old resident who was killed had been living in the home "for several years". «RTE.ie, Dec 14»
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The key reforms of France's healthcare bill
Smoking crackdown: In an effort to take some of the glamour out of smoking, Touraine's bill proposes wiping the colourful branding and well-known logos off ... «The Local.fr, Oct 14»
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France reveals anti-binge drinking crackdown
"We have to put a stop to drunkenness that does such damage to young people," said Marisol Touraine. "Directly provoking a minor to excessive consumption of ... «The Local.fr, Oct 14»
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Touraine: a paradise for wine lovers
From bone-dry Sauvigon Blanc to fruity Gamay, Touraine has a wine to suit every palate and cruisine. A Times reader reveals the gastronomic highlights of the ... «The Times, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Touraine [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/touraine>. May 2024 ».
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