La Rochelle
English
proper noun
Definitions
- (city in Charente-Maritime); A port city on the Bay of Biscay, in the department of Charente-Maritime, region of Poitou-Charentes, France.
Etymology
Borrowed from French La Rochelle derived from Old French rochelle.
Origin
Old French
rochelle
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- New Rochelle English
- Rochelle English
- La Rochelle French
- Nouvelle-Rochelle French
- la French
- rochelle French
- roche Old French
- rochelle Old French