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Loreto

/ləˈɹeɪtoʊ/

Loreto proper noun: a town in Ancona, Marche, Italy.

Proper noun

Loreto

  1. A town in Ancona, Marche, Italy.
  2. A region in Peru.
  3. A province in Loreto region, Peru.
  4. A municipality of Agusan del Sur, Philippines.
  5. A municipality of the Dinagat Islands, Philippines.

Origin of Loreto

Borrowed from Spanish Loreto, ultimately from Latin laurus.

Words formed from Loreto

Questions about Loreto

What does Loreto mean?
Loreto means a town in Ancona, Marche, Italy.
What part of speech is Loreto?
Loreto is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Loreto?
Loreto is pronounced /ləˈɹeɪtoʊ/.

Words near Loreto in the dictionary

  1. Lorenzo
  2. lores
  3. loresman
  4. loresmen
  5. Lorestan
  6. Loreto
  7. Lorett
  8. Loretta
  9. lorette
  10. lorettes
  11. Lorettine

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