Touraine

[ too-ren; French too-ren ]

noun

1. a former province in W France. : Tours.

Touraine

/ turɛn /

noun

1. a former province of NW central France: at its height in the 16th century as an area of royal residences, esp along the Loire. Chief town: Tours

Example Sentences

As a volunteer in World War I, she did arduous farm work in Touraine, France.

From Washington Blade

Here a few remarks upon the public mind of Touraine are essential to our story.

From Project Gutenberg

On rising from the card-table, I saw a Spanish grandee, an afrancesado in exile, who had been about a fortnight in Touraine.

From Project Gutenberg

They have quite lost their beauty, and will soon be like what in Touraine are called "truisses."

From Project Gutenberg

In 1424, the duchy of Touraine with all its dependencies, except the castellany of Chinon, had come into her possession.

From Project Gutenberg

From Boulogne they went to Touraine, stopping at Chartres, most of the time lost to their friends, as they intended to be lost.

From Project Gutenberg