adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to lava.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
Laval
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈlɑːvəl/
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rhymes with -ɑːvəl
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CMU ARPABET: L AH0 V AA1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A placename:
A large city in southwestern Quebec, Canada; a suburb of Montreal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A placename:
Ellipsis of Island of Laval: an island of Quebec, Canada; synonym of Île Jésus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A placename:
A town and commune, a prefecture of Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire, France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
A placename:
A tiny hamlet in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxembourg province, Belgium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Laval.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 賴伐爾 /赖伐尔 (Làifá'ěr) — Surname
- French: Laval — Surname
- Korean: 라발 (rabal) — Surname
- French: Laval — Laval, Mayenne, France
- Korean: 라발 (rabal) — Laval, Mayenne, France
- Latin: Lavallium — Laval, Mayenne, France
- Latin: Lavallis — Laval, Mayenne, France
- French: Laval — City of Laval, Quebec, Canada
- Korean: 라발 (rabal) — City of Laval, Quebec, Canada
- French: Laval — Island of Laval, Quebec, Canada
- Korean: 라발 (rabal) — Island of Laval, Quebec, Canada