"Le Mans" meaning in English

See Le Mans in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: LeMans [alternative], leMans [alternative], le Mans [alternative], Lemans [alternative], Mans [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French Le Mans. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:Le Mans|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "Le Mans", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Le Mans", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Le Mans"> Borrowed from French Le Mans. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolink=1}} Le Mans
  1. A city, the capital of Sarthe department, Pays de la Loire, France. Categories (place): Cities in Pays de la Loire, France, Cities in Sarthe, France, Places in France, Places in Pays de la Loire, France, Places in Sarthe, France Translations (city in France): Ar Mañs [masculine] (Breton), Льо Ман (Ljo Man) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 勒芒 (Lèmáng) (Chinese Mandarin), Le Mans [masculine] (French), Cenomanum [neuter] (Latin), Lemāna (Latvian), ल मां (la mā̃) [neuter] (Marathi), Lo Mans [masculine] (Occitan), Le Mans [neuter] (Polish), Le Mans (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Le_Mans-en-name-tG46P7gi Categories (other): Departmental capitals of Pays de la Loire, France Disambiguation of 'city in France': 77 23
  2. (motor racing, informal) The 24 Hours of Le Mans, an annual 24-hour motor race held near the city of Le Mans. Tags: informal Derived forms: Le Mans car
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Alternative forms

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