loira—Loire (the longest river in France, passing (from southeast to northwest) through the departments of Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Loire, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Nièvre, Cher, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique)
[ˈlɔj.ɾə], [ˈlɔj.ɾa]
Origen
Borrowed from French Loire, from Latin Liger, itself borrowed from the native Gaulish name.
name
masculineLoire (the longest river in France, passing (from southeast to northwest) through the departments of Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Loire, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Nièvre, Cher, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique)
masculineLoire (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)