See Loire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Loire (the longest river in France, passing (from southeast to northwest) through the departments of Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Loire, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Nièvre, Cher, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique)"
],
"links": [
[
"Loire",
"Loire#English:_Q1469"
],
[
"river",
"river"
],
[
"France",
"France#English"
],
[
"Ardèche",
"Ardèche#English"
],
[
"Haute-Loire",
"Haute-Loire#English"
],
[
"Loire",
"Loire#English"
],
[
"Saône-et-Loire",
"Saône-et-Loire#English"
],
[
"Allier",
"Allier#English"
],
[
"Nièvre",
"Nièvre#English"
],
[
"Cher",
"Cher#English"
],
[
"Loiret",
"Loiret#English"
],
[
"Loir-et-Cher",
"Loir-et-Cher#English"
],
[
"Indre-et-Loire",
"Indre-et-Loire#English"
],
[
"Maine-et-Loire",
"Maine-et-Loire#English"
],
[
"Loire-Atlantique",
"Loire-Atlantique#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"fr:Departments of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France",
"fr:Loire, France",
"fr:Places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France",
"fr:Places in France"
],
"glosses": [
"Loire (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)"
],
"links": [
[
"Loire",
"Loire#English:_Q12569"
],
[
"department",
"department"
],
[
"Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes",
"Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes#English"
],
[
"France",
"France#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/lwaʁ/"
},
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},
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},
{
"homophone": "loir"
},
{
"homophone": "loirs"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"fr:Loire"
],
"word": "Loire"
}
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