Lorette may refer to the following places:
Place names
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Lorette River
The Lorette River is a tributary of the Saint-Charles River, crossing the sector Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge and the area of L'Ancienne-Lorette in Quebec City, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, Ca ...
, a tributary of Saint-Charles River, in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada
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Lorette, Loire
Lorette () is a commune in the Loire department in central France, in the Gier valley.
Geography
Lorette lies in the valley of the Gier, a coal mining region, on the south bank of the Giers just east of La Grand-Croix.
The Dorlay river, a tribu ...
, a commune in the Loire department, France
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Lorette, Manitoba
Lorette is a local urban district in the Rural Municipality of Taché, located 25 km southeast of Winnipeg, in the province of Manitoba, Canada.
The French-speaking Métis traders and farmers who first settled the area named it Petite Pointe ...
, a community in Manitoba, Canada
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Loreto, Marche
Loreto ( , , ) is a hill town and ''comune'' of the Italian province of Ancona, in the Marche. It is most commonly known as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site.
Location
Loreto is located above sea leve ...
, a hill town and commune in Ancona, Italy, called ''Lorette'' in French
Others
Lorette is also used to describe:
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Pommes de terre Lorette
Pomme or pommes may refer to:
* Pomme (singer), a French singer
* Pomme, a green (vert) roundel in heraldry
Other languages
French
* Apple
* Pomme de terre, Potato
* Pomme frites, French fries
* Pommes fondant, Fondant potatoes
See also
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, a fried potato dish from French cuisine.
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Lorette (prostitution)
A Lorette is a type of 19th-century French prostitute. They stood between the kept women (''courtesans'') and the '' grisettes''. A grisette had other employment and worked part-time as a prostitute whereas a Lorette supported herself exclusiv ...
, a type of 19c French prostitute.
See also
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Notre Dame de Lorette (disambiguation)
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