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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

louvre

/ˈluvɹə/

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What does louvre mean?

noun

  1. Alternative form of louver.

proper noun

  1. A famous art museum and former royal palace in Paris, France.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈluvɹə/

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Have you seen the following verses, that have been stuck up on the Louvre, the Pontneuf, and other places?
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
They had gone almost immediately to Paris, and had spent their days at the Louvre and their evenings at the theatre.
Henry JamesRoderick HudsonProject Gutenberg ebook #176
More book examples (3)
“It’s a long time since I was at the Louvre. I thought I’d come and see if they had anything new.”
W. Somerset (William Somerset) MaughamThe Moon and SixpenceProject Gutenberg ebook #222
At the present hour, the radiation of diseases from Paris extends to fifty leagues around the Louvre, taken as the hub of this pestilential wheel.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
In Paris he undertook a picture of the interior of the Louvre, showing some of the masterpieces in miniature, but it seems that nobody purchased it.
John MunroHeroes of the TelegraphProject Gutenberg ebook #979