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Loire
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1
The longest river in France, flowing from the southeast to the Atlantic coast in the northwest.
"The Loire winds past dozens of famous châteaux on its way to the sea."
2
A French department named after the river, with Saint-Étienne as its capital.
"She grew up in a small town in the Loire department."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFrance's longest river, and the region/department that takes its name.
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Etymology
From Latin Liger, borrowed from a Gaulish river name meaning roughly "silt" or "sediment" — the same root gives English the word "lees."