France Definition–noun
| 2. | a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Capital: Paris. |
| 3. | Heraldry. fleurs-de-lis or upon azure: a bordure of France. |
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Tour Definition–noun | 1. | a traveling around from place to place. |
| 2. | a long journey including the visiting of a number of places in sequence, esp. with an organized group led by a guide. |
| 3. | a brief trip through a place, as a building or a site, in order to view or inspect it: The visiting prime minister was given a tour of the chemical plant. |
| 4. | a journey from town to town to fulfill engagements, as by a theatrical company or an entertainer: <
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| 5. | a period of duty at one place or in one job. |
–verb (used without object) | 6. | to travel from place to place. |
| 7. | to travel from town to town fulfilling engagements. |
–verb (used with object) | 8. | to travel through (a place). |
| 9. | to send or take (a theatrical company, its production, etc.) from town to town. |
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bishop and writer whose Ten Books of Histories (often wrongly called The History of the Franks) is the major 6th-century source for studying the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks.Martin
patron saint of France, father of monasticism in Gaul, and the first great leader of Western monasticism. |
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