Laval
[luh-val; French la-val] /ləˈvæl; French laˈval/
noun
1.
Pierre
[pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1883–1945, French lawyer and politician: premier 1931–32, 1935–36; premier of the Vichy government 1942–44; executed for treason 1945.
2.
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, NW of Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
3.
a city in and the capital of Mayenne, in W France.
[ma-yen] /maˈyɛn/
noun
1.
a department in W France. 2012 sq. mi. (5210 sq. km).
Capital: Laval.
/ləˈvæl/
noun
1.
a city in SE Canada, in Quebec: a NW suburb of Montreal. Pop: 343 005 (2001)
/French laval/
noun
1.
Pierre (pjɛr). 1883–1945, French statesman. He was premier of France (1931–32; 1935–36) and premier of the Vichy government (1942–44). He was executed for collaboration with Germany
/French majɛn/
noun
1.
a department of NW France, in Pays de la Loire region. Capital: Laval. Pop: 290 780 (2003 est). Area: 5212 sq km (2033 sq miles)
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