Laval

[ luh-val; French la-val ]

noun

1. Pierre [pye, r], 1883–1945, French lawyer and politician: premier 1931–32, 1935–36; premier of the Vichy government 1942–44; executed for treason 1945.
2. a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, NW of Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
3. a city in and the capital of Mayenne, in W France.

Laval

¹

/ laval /

noun

1. LavalPierre18831945MFrenchPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: premier Pierre (pjɛr). 1883–1945, French statesman. He was premier of France (1931–32; 1935–36) and premier of the Vichy government (1942–44). He was executed for collaboration with Germany

Laval

²

/ ləˈvæl /

noun

1. a city in SE Canada, in Quebec: a NW suburb of Montreal. Pop: 343 005 (2001)

Example Sentences

"It will become a restricted area completely for Indians," says Laval Soopramanien, president of the Association of Friends of Agalega.

From BBC

Laval Soopramanien says the boy is still in hospital there, and that the family will remain on the main island until the next boat leaves for Agalega.

From BBC

Shawn Laval Smith, 34, was found guilty after just over an hour of deliberation on Sept. 10 in the slaying of Kupfer at a furniture store in Hancock Park in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

Shawn Laval Smith, a 34-year-old transient with a lengthy criminal record, was found guilty of murder with the special circumstances of lying in wait, as well as committing the crime with a deadly weapon, a knife.

From Los Angeles Times

M.Sc., professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Université Laval in Québec City, Canada.

From Science Daily