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Lourdes

[loord, loordz; Fr. loord]
–noun
a city in SW France: Roman Catholic shrine famed for miraculous cures. 18,096.
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Lourdes   (lŏŏrd, lŏŏrdz)   
A town of southwest France at the foot of the Pyrenees. It is noted for its Roman Catholic shrine marking the site where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to Saint Bernadette in 1858. Population: 15,100.
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