"Le Mans" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: LeMans [alternative], leMans [alternative], le Mans [alternative], Lemans [alternative], Mans [alternative]
Etymology: From French Le Mans. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Le Mans}} French Le Mans Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=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 (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Le_Mans-en-name-tG46P7gi Categories (other): Departmental capitals of Pays de la Loire, France Disambiguation of 'city in France': 72 28
  2. (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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