Touraine

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proper noun

A historical province of France, extant until 1790 whose capital was Tours.

OriginFrench Touraine →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A historical province of France, extant until 1790 whose capital was Tours.

Origin

  1. FrenchTouraine
  2. EnglishTouraine

Borrowed from French Touraine.

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APA

Touraine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Touraine

MLA

“Touraine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Touraine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Touraine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Touraine.

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