"Le Mans" meaning in French

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Proper name

IPA: /lə mɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Jules78120-Le Mans.wav
Etymology: From Old French Celmans, from Vulgar Latin *Cenomanus, from Latin Cenomanorum, ultimately named after the Celtic tribe Cenomani. The first syllable was later reanalyzed as cel (“this”) and replaced with le (“the”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|Celmans}} Old French Celmans, {{der|fr|la-vul|*Cenomanus}} Vulgar Latin *Cenomanus, {{der|fr|la|Cenomanorum}} Latin Cenomanorum, {{der|fr|cel|-}} Celtic Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m|head=Le Mans}} Le Mans m
  1. Le Mans (a city, the prefecture of Sarthe department, Pays de la Loire, France) Tags: masculine 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, Prefectures of Pays de la Loire, France Related terms: Manceau, Mancelle, manceau, mancelle
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