"Blois" meaning in English

See Blois in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /blwɑː/
Etymology: Borrowed from French Blois. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Blois}} French Blois Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Blois
  1. A city and commune, the prefecture of Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Wikipedia link: Blois Categories (place): Cities in Centre-Val de Loire, France, Cities in France, Places in Centre-Val de Loire, France, Places in France, Prefectures of France Derived forms: Bloisian Translations (city): ብሏ (bəlʷa) (Amharic), بْلُوَا (bluwā) (Arabic), بْلُوَة (bluwa) (Arabic), Բլուա (Blua) (Armenian), Bleaz (Breton), Blois [masculine] (Catalan), Bles [masculine] (Catalan), Blois [masculine] (French), Blois [masculine] (Galician), Μπλουά (Blouá) (Greek), בלואה (Hebrew), Blois [masculine] (Italian), ブロワ (Burowa) (Japanese), 블루아 (Beullua) (Korean), Blēsum [masculine] (Latin), Blēsae [feminine, plural] (Latin), Блоа́ (Bloá) [masculine] (Macedonian), ब्ल्वा (blvā) (Marathi), Bles [masculine] (Occitan), Bloés [masculine] (Picard), Блуа́ (Bluá) [masculine] (Russian), Blois [masculine] (Spanish), Bles [masculine] (Spanish), บลัว (bluua) (Thai), Блуа́ (Bluá) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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