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laval

US/ˈlɑːvəl/

laval adjective: of or relating to lava.

Adjective

laval (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to lava.

Proper noun capitalized: Laval

Laval (countable and uncountable, plural Lavals)

  1. A large city in southwestern Quebec, Canada; a suburb of Montreal.
  2. (abbreviation, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of Island of Laval: an island of Quebec, Canada; synonym of Île Jésus.
  3. A town and commune, a prefecture of Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire, France.
  4. A tiny hamlet in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxembourg province, Belgium.
  5. A surname from French.

Forms of laval

pluralLavals

Origin of laval

Borrowed from French Laval.

Words formed from laval

Questions about laval

What does laval mean?
Laval means of or relating to lava.
What part of speech is laval?
Laval can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce laval?
Laval is pronounced /ˈlɑːvəl/ (US).

Words near laval in the dictionary

  1. lavage
  2. lavageable
  3. lavaged
  4. lavages
  5. lavaging
  6. laval
  7. Lavalais
  8. Lavalaises
  9. lavalava
  10. lavalavas
  11. lavaless

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