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Definition of Mayenne
1. Noun. A department of northwestern France in the Pays de la Loire region.
Definition of Mayenne
1. Proper noun. One of the départements of Pays de la Loire, France (number 53) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mayenne
Literary usage of Mayenne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"After vainly endeavouring to enter into negotiations with Mayenne, ... For some
time Mayenne waged war against the allied forces, but after the defeat of ..."
2. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1875)
"Geoffrey of still holds Mayenne, the brave defender of Le Mans, ... Call him
rebel or patriot as we will, Geoffrey of Mayenne was the sort of man whom it ..."
3. Northern France from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire, Excluding by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1899)
"Branch-railways run from Mayenne to (29 M.) Pré-en-Pail (Alençon; p. ... E.
of Mayenne. Farther on we cross a viaduct 78 ft. high. — 82'/2 M. Commer; ..."
4. Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1831)
"The Mayenne waters the three principal towns in ... Although the streets of
Mayenne are narrow and crooked, the cleanliness of the ..."
5. History of the United Netherlands, from the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1900)
"Heroism of the sixteenth century—Contest for the French throne—Character and
policy of the Duke of Mayenne—Escape of the Duke of Guise from Castle ..."
6. The History of France by EYRE EVANS. CROWE (1863)
"He wrote to Mayenne in the first days of January, entreating that chief to make
offers to Henry, and to make them openly, secresy having been his bane.f ..."
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