"Waterloo" meaning in French

See Waterloo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /wa.tɛʁ.lo/ [Belgium], /wa.tɛʁ.lo/ [France, Switzerland], /va.tɛʁ.lo/ [France, Switzerland] Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-O2-Waterloo.wav
Etymology: From Middle Dutch, composed of water (“water”) + loo (“sacred wood, forest”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|dum|-}} Middle Dutch, {{af|dum|water|loo|nocat=1|t1=water|t2=sacred wood, forest}} water (“water”) + loo (“sacred wood, forest”) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun}} Waterloo ?
  1. A village in Walloon Brabant, Belgium; the site of a major military battle in 1815 Categories (topical): Historical events Categories (place): Places in Belgium, Villages in Belgium
    Sense id: en-Waterloo-fr-name-vvUd2Qa6 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 7 3 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 6 0 2
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