Touraine is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Touraine in a sentence
Touraine meaning
A historical province of France, extant until 1790 whose capital was Tours.
Using Touraine
- The main meaning on this page is: A historical province of France, extant until 1790 whose capital was Tours.
Context around Touraine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Touraine
- In this selection, "touraine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, region stand out and add context to how "touraine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include episcopate from touraine to such and once more touraine and luca. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "touraine" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with touraine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He continued to set up monastic communities, and extended the bounds of his episcopate from Touraine to such distant points as Chartres, Paris, Autun, and Vienne. (26 words)
The rebirth gave Tours and Touraine many private mansions and castles, joined together to some extent under the generic name of the Châteaux of the Loire. (26 words)
As the two former lovers are thrown together once more, Touraine and Luca find themselves fighting not only for Qazal and the Balladaire throne but also for one another. (29 words)
Though no mention of St. Martin's connection with viticulture is made by Gregory of Tours or other early hagiographers, he is now credited with a prominent role in spreading wine-making throughout the Touraine region and the planting of many vines. (42 words)
As the two former lovers are thrown together once more, Touraine and Luca find themselves fighting not only for Qazal and the Balladaire throne but also for one another. (29 words)
He continued to set up monastic communities, and extended the bounds of his episcopate from Touraine to such distant points as Chartres, Paris, Autun, and Vienne. (26 words)
Example sentences (4)
As the two former lovers are thrown together once more, Touraine and Luca find themselves fighting not only for Qazal and the Balladaire throne but also for one another.
He continued to set up monastic communities, and extended the bounds of his episcopate from Touraine to such distant points as Chartres, Paris, Autun, and Vienne.
The rebirth gave Tours and Touraine many private mansions and castles, joined together to some extent under the generic name of the Châteaux of the Loire.
Though no mention of St. Martin's connection with viticulture is made by Gregory of Tours or other early hagiographers, he is now credited with a prominent role in spreading wine-making throughout the Touraine region and the planting of many vines.