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Les Andelys
Les Andelys , town (1993 est. pop. 8,580), in Eure dept., N France, Normandy, on the Seine. The twin communities of Grand-Andely and Petit-Andely form a commercial center, with a distillery, metalworks, glassworks, and silk and leather industries. On the border between Normandy proper and the Norman... Read more
Bec
Bec , former Benedictine abbey, near the village of Bec-Hellouin, Eure dept., N France, in Normandy. Founded in the 11th cent. by Lanfranc , and later directed by Anselm , who became (1078) the abbot, it was one of the most famous medieval schools. It declined after the Hundred Years War, was supp... Read more
Chartres
Chartres , city (1990 pop. 41,850), capital of Eure-et-Loir dept., NW France, in Orléanais, on the Eure River. Chartres is of great historic and artistic interest; it is also a regional market with many industries, including metallurgy, and the production of perfumes and electronic equipment.... Read more
Dreux
Dreux , town (1990 pop. 35,866), Eure-et-Loir dept., N central France. It is an industrial center where foundry products, boilers, metal products, radio and television equipment, and chemicals are manufactured. An old Gallo-Roman city, Dreux belonged to the counts of Vexin and the dukes of Normandy ... Read more
Seine
Seine , Lat. Sequana, river, c.480 mi (770 km) long, rising in the Langres Plateau and flowing generally NW through N France. It passes Troyes, Melun, and Paris, whence it meanders in large loops through Normandy, past Rouen, and empties into the English Channel in an estuary between Le Havre and ... Read more
Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), community of independent nations established by a treaty signed at Minsk, Belarus, on Dec. 8, 1991, by the heads of state of Russia , Belarus , and Ukraine . Between Dec. 8 and Dec. 21, the three original signatories were joined by Armenia , Azerbaijan... Read more
Normandy
Normandy , Fr. Normandie , region and former province, NW France, bordering on the English Channel. It now includes five departments—Manche, Calvados, Eure, Seine-Maritime, and Orne. Normandy is a region of flat farmland, forests, and gentle hills. The economy is based on cattle raising, fish... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Eure"

Eure
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Eure , department (1990 pop. 519,800), N France, in Normandy. Évreux is the capital.
Eure-et-Loir
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Eure-et-Loir , department (1990 pop. 399,700), N France. Chartres is the capital.
Chartres
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Chartres Town on the River Eure, nw France; capital of Eure-et-Loire department. The stained glass and sculptures in the 12th–13th century gothic Cathedral of Notre Dame, make it one of Europe's finest cathedrals. It is a...
Perche
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Perche , region and former county, NW France, in portions of Orne, Eure-et-Loir, and Eure depts. Alençon , an important town of the region, is world famous for its lace. Horse breeding...
Dreux
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Dreux , town (1990 pop. 35,866), Eure-et-Loir dept., N central France. It is an industrial center where foundry products, boilers, metal products, radio and...
Les Andelys
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Les Andelys , town (1993 est. pop. 8,580), in Eure dept., N France, Normandy, on the Seine. The twin communities of Grand-Andely and Petit-Andely form a commercial center...
Seine
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Saône, and Somme by a network of canals. With its main tributaries (Aube, Marne, Oise, Yonne, Loing, and Eure), the Seine drains the entire Paris Basin. The most important river of n France, it is navigable for most ocean-going vessels...
Moulin, Jean
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...French, welded the multifarious resistance groups in France into a potent fighting force. As a prefect of the department of Eure-et-Loire (the youngest prefect in France at that time), Moulin stayed at his post in Chartres when the Germans arrived...
Orléanais
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the historic capital, Chartres , and Blois are the chief cities. The region includes Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, and parts of Eure-et-Loir and Yonne depts. Beauce in the north, Little Beauce in the west, and Gâtinais in the east are rich agricultural...
Normandy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...former province, NW France, bordering on the English Channel. It now includes five departments—Manche, Calvados, Eure, Seine-Maritime, and Orne. Normandy is a region of flat farmland, forests, and gentle hills. The economy is based on...

Dictionary entries related to "Eure"

inure
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology inure accustom, habituate XV; †put into operation; (leg.) come into operation XVI. — AN. * eneurer , f. phr. * en eure in use or practice, i.e. en IN1, * eure work (:- L. opera ; see OPERA ).
Vlaminck, Maurice de
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...b Paris, 4 Apr. 1876; d Rueil-la-Gadelière, Eure-et-Loir, 10 Oct. 1958). French painter, printmaker...Vlaminck moved from Paris and in 1925 he settled in a farmhouse in Eure-et-Loir. Thereafter his subjects were taken mainly from...
hour
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology hour XIII. ME. ure , our(e) , later hour(e) — AN. ure , OF. ore , eure (mod. heure ) :- L. hōra — Gr. hórā season, time of day, hour (cf. YEAR ).
Duchamp-Villon, Raymond
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Duchamp-Villon, Raymond ( b Damville, Eure, 5 Nov. 1876; d Cannes, 7 Oct. 1918). French sculptor, the brother of Marcel Duchamp and of Jacques Villon (he adopted...
Anquetin, Louis
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Anquetin, Louis ( b Étrépagny, Eure, 26 Jan. 1861; d Paris, 19 Aug. 1932). French painter, designer, and writer. Early in his career he moved in circles...
Heuyer, Georges (1884-1977)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...Medical School and member of the Acad é mie Nationale de M é decine, Georges Heuyer was born in Pacy-sur-Eure on January 30, 1884, and died in Paris on October 23, 1977. Having lost his father when he was only eighteen months old...
Brisson, Barnabé
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...1821 – 1825); and Essai sur le syst è me g è n è ral de navigation int é r í eure de la France (Paris, 1829). II. Secondary Literature. Biographical sketches of Brisson are A. Debauve, Les travaux publics...
indent
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ...edges correspondingly indented XIV; indentation XVII. Earliest in MSc. en- , indenture — AN. endenture (OF. -eure ), medL. indentūra (also indentātūra ), f. indentātus , pp. of indentā...
Questel, Charles-Auguste
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...admired when they were exhibited in 1855. Later work was much influenced by the Quattrocento . He designed the Hospital, Gisors, Eure (1859–61), the Hôtel de la Préfecture (1862–7), and the Musée Biblioth...
O'Hara, Maureen
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Only the Lonely (Columbus) (as Rose Muldoon) 1995 The Christmas Box (for TV) 1998 Cab to Canada (Leitch) (as Katherine Eure) Publications By O'HARA: article— "Sitting Pretty: After a Twenty-Year Absence, Actress Maureen O'Hara...

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Eure captures 2nd state golf title
Newspaper article from: Maryland Gazette; 10/25/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...senior sweeps triple crown WALDORF - Josh Eure calmly reached into the cup at the 18th...this one tastes pretty good, too," said Eure, who will golf at the University of Arkansas...chance, and I wanted to go out on top." Eure's victory, coupled with his wins at...
Seahawks' Eure Plots Different Course
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/22/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...these days, but South River freshman Josh Eure wasn't very involved in the sport even...growing up near a world-famous course. Eure, who turned 14 in May, used to live two...famous green jacket. But it wasn't until Eure's family moved to Maryland several years...
OBIT - EURE, JOHN WALTER
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 1/29/2008; 700+ words ; John Walter Eure, 93, of Roanoke, died Sunday, January 27, 2008...his first wife of 33 years, Virginia Caroline Dickens Eure; his second wife of 21 years, Peggy Thomas Mayer Eure; his sisters, Elizabeth Eure Shearer and Margaret...
Lloyd A. Eure.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 10/21/2005; 450 words ; EURE -- EURE - Lloyd Alvin Eure, 77, of Highway 158 West, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005, in Obici Hospital, Suffolk. Mr. Eure was born in Gates County, a son of the late Oscar and Mae Greene Eure and was a member of Eure Christian Church...
Margaret Baskerville-Eure.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/5/2009; 488 words ; ...the Lord accepted Margaret M. Baskerville-Eure home to eternal rest. Margaret was born Oct...Baskerville and Lucy Freeman-Baskerville. Mrs. Eure was the sixth of seven children born to them. Mrs. Eure married the late Joseph S. Eure Sr. Together...
In memory: Thad Eure Jr. (obituary)
Magazine article from: Restaurants & Institutions; 2/6/1989; ; 700+ words ; In Memory: Thad Eure Jr. Thad A. Eure Jr., who died on Nov. 18, was larger than life. A starting...and generosity that marked his personal and professional life. Eure's industry record is written in large strokes: His flagship...
JOURNALIST ROB EURE, A FORMER ROANOKER, DIES AT DESK IN CAIRO [Corrected 12/17/05]
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 10/5/2005; ; 700+ words ; John Eure recently received an e-mail from his brother...sense to return there." Robert Campbell Eure never made it back to Kabul. He died Tuesday...Richmond and Portland, Ore., along the way. Eure started working at The Roanoke Times, then...
THIS ANGEL HAS EARNED HIS WINGS IN 11 YEARS, RAY EURE HAS LOGGED MORE THAT[SIC] 125 FLIGHTS FOR THE SHRINERS, AIR LIFE LINE AND ANGEL FLIGHT, TRANSPORTING CHILDREN TO MEDICAL FACILITIES.(VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 5/4/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Skymaster Lifeguard,'' pilot Rae Eure intoned into his headset. ``Lifeguard...They were unaware of the story that tied Eure, 61, to the peaceful child who soon fell asleep on daddy's lap. For Eure, a North End resident, the trip was...
Eure is county's king of swing
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis); 11/22/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...putts in 2007, we could be referring to Josh Eure as the four-time state golf champion. Eure, Capital-Gazette 2008 Golfer of the Year...potential of an even more crowded trophy case at the Eure residence. "He didn't skip a year," South...
BEACH COUNCIL MEMBER EURE DEFENDS TRAVEL DECISIONS CHALLENGER ERB MAKES TRIPS AN ELECTION ISSUE IN RACE FOR CENTERVILLE DISTRICT SEAT.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 4/15/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...has repeatedly criticized Margaret L. Eure's trips to Los Angeles, Portland, Ore...trips a waste of taxpayer money, while Eure, who represents the Centerville District...Kempsville Middle School. He didn't mention Eure by name. Two years ago, Erb helped his...