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Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Saint-Jean-de-Luz , town (1990 pop. 13,181), Pyrénées-Atlantiques dept., SW France, in the Basque Provinces (see Basques ), on the Bay of Biscay. It is a beach resort with a casino and a sardine- and tuna-fishing port. Louis XIV married (1660) Marie Thérèse of Austria there. Saint-Jean-de-Luz has a 16th-century Basque church. |
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"Saint-Jean-de-Luz." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Saint-Jean-de-Luz." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-StJeadLu.html "Saint-Jean-de-Luz." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-StJeadLu.html |
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Saint‐Jean‐de‐Luz
Saint‐Jean‐de‐Luz, Aquitaine/France Sanctus Johannes de Luis The original and present names mean ‘St John of Luis’. The local Basque name is Donibane‐Lo‐hizun from done ‘saint’, Iban ‘John’, and lohizun ‘muddy’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Saint‐Jean‐de‐Luz." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Saint‐Jean‐de‐Luz." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-SaintJeandeLuz.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Saint‐Jean‐de‐Luz." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-SaintJeandeLuz.html |
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