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Lourdes

UK/lʊəd(z)/US/lʊɹd(z)/

Lourdes proper noun: a town and commune of Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, site of a large Catholic pilgrimage.

Proper noun

Lourdes

  1. A town and commune of Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, site of a large Catholic pilgrimage.
  2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  3. A municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil.
  4. A municipality and town in Norte de Santander department, Colombia.
  5. A settlement in Alto Paraguay department, Paraguay.
  6. A female given name from Spanish, from the Spanish epithet of Virgin Mary as Nuestra Señora de Lourdes.

Lourdes meaning in Vietnamese

Lourdes in Vietnamese

a town in the Pyrenees
Lộ Đức

Origin of Lourdes

From French Lourdes, corruption of Medieval Latin Lorus (778), the baptismal name taken by a Moorish leader who converted to Christianity, though of unknown ultimate meaning. The town in Newfoundland is named after the town in France.

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Questions about Lourdes

What does Lourdes mean?
Lourdes means a town and commune of Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, site of a large Catholic pilgrimage.
What is Lourdes in Vietnamese?
Lourdes in Vietnamese is Lộ Đức. See Lourdes meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Lourdes?
Lourdes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lourdes?
Lourdes is pronounced /lʊɹd(z)/ (US).

Words near Lourdes in the dictionary

  1. loups-garous
  2. Louque
  3. Louques
  4. lour
  5. Lourches
  6. Lourdes
  7. Lourdes Extension
  8. Lourdes Proper Subdivision
  9. Lourdes-like
  10. loure
  11. loured

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