La Rochelle

[ la raw-shel ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Charente Maritime, in W France; besieged while a Huguenot stronghold 1627–29.

La Rochelle

/ la rɔʃɛl /

noun

1. a port in W France, on the Bay of Biscay: a Huguenot stronghold until its submission through famine to Richelieu's forces after a long siege (1627–28). Pop: 76 584 (1999)

Example Sentences

She stared up at La Rochelle, part of the gathering crowd of sidewalk onlookers.

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For her trouble, she was favored to become speaker of the house if she could only win a seat in La Rochelle.

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The leaders of the Socialist and Green parties stepped off the early train in La Rochelle to spend the day campaigning with Royal.

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The battle of La Rochelle might have been a provincial affair, sorted out quietly at the ballot box.

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The impact, as one hyperbolic TV reporter live from La Rochelle put it, was "like a bomb."

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The citizens of La Rochelle were noted for their independent spirit, engendered or fostered by their maritime habits.

From Project Gutenberg

But La Rochelle's unwilling subjection to the English crown was of brief duration.

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They appeal to M. de Jarnac himself for testimony to the good order of La Rochelle.

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His friends, contrary to his earnest desire, insisted on taking him by boat down the Svre to La Rochelle, where he died.

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As for himself, the admiral had little desire to leave the secure retreat of La Rochelle.

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