Definitions for la rochelle
ˌlɑ roʊˈʃɛlla rochelle

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1. La Rochellenoun

   A port city on the Bay of Biscay, in the department of Charente-Maritime, region of Poitou-Charentes, in France.

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1. La Rochelle

   La Rochelle (UK: , US: , French: [la ʁɔʃɛl] (listen); Poitevin-Saintongeais: La Rochéle; Occitan: La Rochèla [la ruˈtʃɛlɔ]) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With 75,735 inhabitants in 2017, La Rochelle is the most populated commune in the department and ranks fifth in the New Aquitaine region after Bordeaux, the regional capital, Limoges, Poitiers and Pau. Its inhabitants are called "les Rochelaises" and "les Rochelais". Situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean the city is connected to the Île de Ré by a 2.9-kilometre-long (1+3⁄4-mile) bridge completed on 19 May 1988. Since the Middle-Ages the harbour has opened onto a protected strait, the Pertuis d'Antioche and is regarded as a "Door océane" or gateway to the ocean because of the presence of its three ports (fishing, trade and yachting). The city has a strong commercial tradition, having an active port from very early on in its history. La Rochelle underwent sustained development in the middle ages, and has maintained a standing in modern times because of its port, La Pallice, the only deep water port of the French Atlantic coast; it is ranked as the sixth most important port of France. The city traces its origins to the Gallo-Roman period, attested by the remains of important salt marshes and villas. The Dukes of Aquitaine granted it a charter as a free port in 1130. With the opening of the English market following the second marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152, the presence of the Knights Templar and the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem quickly made this small town the largest port on the Atlantic.To this day, the city still possesses a rich historical fabric, including the Saint-Nicholas tower, and an urban heritage. The capital of Aunis, it has become the most important coastal city between the Loire and Gironde estuaries. La Rochelle's urban activities are many in number and strongly differentiated, being a city with port and industrial functions that are still important, but also including a predominantly administrative and tertiary sector that is reinforced by the university and a rapidly developing tourism industry. In the early 21st century, the city has consistently been ranked among France's most liveable cities.

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1. La Rochelle

   La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a 2.9 km bridge completed on 19 May 1988. Its harbour opens into a protected strait, the Pertuis d'Antioche.

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1. la rochelle

   A fortified seaport of France, capital of the department of Charente-Inférieure, on an inlet of the Bay of Biscay, 300 miles southwest of Paris by railway. It was taken from the English by the troops of the French king Louis XIII. in 1224; was ceded to England at the treaty of Bretigny in 1360; in the subsequent wars it was retaken by France, under whose sway it has remained since 1372. As a stronghold of the Huguenot party, it underwent various attacks and sieges during the religious wars of the Henries, in the latter half of the 16th century; and on its final and unconditional surrender to the royal troops in the time of Louis XIII., its old fortifications were destroyed, and new lines of defenses subsequently erected by the great Vauban.

How to pronounce la rochelle?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of la rochelle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of la rochelle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of la rochelle in a Sentence

1. Eileen Sullivan-Marx:

   If Rochelle Walensky can't fix The CDC, Rochelle Walensky'll say,' It's not fixable, here's why, and here's what needs to be done next,'.

2. Dyana Limon-Mercado:

   Rochelle Garza know a majority of Americans already believe that Roe should stay in place and abortion should continue to be legal, even among Catholic voters, Hispanic voters, women of all socioeconomic backgrounds, now, what I think you see, is more different types of voters talking about Planned Parenthood Texas Votes. Maybe people who their number one issue maybe has been education or the economy and other stuff like that, this conversation has really started to dominate on politics up and down the ballot.

3. Christina Reynolds:

   Both [ Jessica Cisneros and Rochelle Garza ] talked about [ abortion ] beforehand, before the decision, and continue to talk about and raise with voters since the draft opinion leaked.

4. Rochelle Walensky:

   We have not been victorious over it, i don't think that in any regard anyone can claim victory when, Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky know, there are 800,000 people who are dead because of this virus.

5. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo:

   What we are going to do is focus on an area -- a concentric circle -- around the situs of the majority of the cases in New Rochelle, much of the transmission tends to happen on a geographic basis.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/La_Rochelle
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rochelle
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=la rochelle
4. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
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