Tours
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Tours
(to͝or) A city of west-central France on the Loire River. Dating to pre-Roman times, it was a prosperous silk-manufacturing town from the 15th century to the 17th century and a Huguenot stronghold until the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.
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Tours
(French tur)n
(Placename) a town in W central France, on the River Loire: nearby is the scene of the defeat of the Arabs in 732, which ended the advance of Islam in W Europe. Pop: 140 252 (2006)
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Tours
(tʊər)n.
a city in W France, on the Loire River. 136,483.
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Noun | 1. | Tours - an industrial city in western France on the Loire River France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe |
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