Definition of louvre Louvre
/luˈvɹʌ/ - [luvru] - Lou•vre
We found 6 definitions of louvre from 5 different sources.
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British English
louvre
American English
louver
What does louvre mean?
WordNet
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| louvre - an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris | ||
| Louvre Museum | ||
| louvre - one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain | ||
| louver, fin | ||
| slat, spline a thin strip (wood or metal) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- louvre (Noun)
An alternative spelling of louver in US English; the only spelling of this word in UK English.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- louvre (n.)
A small lantern. See Lantern, 2 (a).
Wikipedia 
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The Louvre is a museum in Paris, which attracts millions of visitors every year because of its art collection.
The most famous picture in the Louvre is the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, but there are also paintings by Renoir, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Titian.
There are also statues inside the Louvre. The most famous statues are the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
History of the Louvre.
A castle called the "Castle of the Louvre" used to be where the museum is. It was built by Philip II of France. The castle was used as a fortress to defend Paris against the Vikings.
Charles V, King of France turned the castle into a palace. However, Francis I, King of France, knocked it down and built a new palace.
Henry IV, King of France added the Grande Galerie to the Louvre. The Grande Galerie is more than a quarter mile long and one hundred feet wide. The Grande Galerie was built along the River Seine. It was the longest building in the world.
Part of speech
🔤- louvre, noun, singular of louvres.
