"Cher" meaning in French

See Cher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʃɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-Paris--Cher.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Athée-sur-Cher.wav
Etymology: Named after the Cher River, from the pre-Indo-European substrate hydronym *kʰar- (“stone”) (compare Ancient Greek κάρκαρος (kárkaros, “rough, jagged”)). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|qfa-sub|-}} substrate, {{cog|grc|κάρκαρος|t=rough, jagged}} Ancient Greek κάρκαρος (kárkaros, “rough, jagged”) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Cher m
  1. Cher (a department of Centre-Val de Loire, France) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Departments of Centre-Val de Loire, France, Places in Centre-Val de Loire, France, Places in France
    Sense id: en-Cher-fr-name-ipZBw9Dw Categories (other): Cher, France, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 19 26 14 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 16 22 22 18 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. Cher (a left tributary of the Loire, in central France, flowing through the departments of Creuse, Allier, Cher, Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in Allier, France, Places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Places in Centre-Val de Loire, France, Places in Cher, France, Places in Creuse, France, Places in France, Places in Indre-et-Loire, France, Places in Loir-et-Cher, France, Places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Rivers in Allier, France, Rivers in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Rivers in Centre-Val de Loire, France, Rivers in Cher, France, Rivers in Creuse, France, Rivers in France, Rivers in Indre-et-Loire, France, Rivers in Loir-et-Cher, France, Rivers in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
    Sense id: en-Cher-fr-name-gvlqoT2v Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 19 26 14 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 16 22 22 18 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Loir-et-Cher 
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