loire

/L OY1 R/
noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Saint-Étienne.