Blois

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Blois.

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Blois

  1. A city and commune, the prefecture of the Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French Blais, Bleis, from Late Latin Blesēnses, Blesensibus, Blesis (Merovingian), from Gallo-Roman *Blesu, a Celtic/Gaulish name possibly meaning "wolf," from Proto-Celtic *bledyos (wolf).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /blwa/ ~ /blwɑ/
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Proper noun

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Blois m

  1. Blois (a city and commune, the prefecture of the Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France)

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References

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  • Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental, Errance, Collection des Hespérides, 2003