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  • proper noun a river in northwest France
  • proper noun one of the departments in Pays de la Loire, France (INSEE number 72).

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Examples

  • They have splendid eyes, a superb beard, arched nose, and you would take them for real lords, provided we ignore the word Sarthe, which means a pedlar, and these were going evidently to Tachkend, where these pedlars swarm.

    The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Jules Verne 1866

  • Beyond the Sarthe is another fine Romanesque church, also a complete minster, the church of

    Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine Edward Augustus Freeman 1857

  • Here's a look back at some of the most beautiful machines ever to conquer the Circuit de la Sarthe.

    The Most Beautiful Cars of Le Mans A.J. Baime 2011

  • Here's a look back at some of the most beautiful machines ever to conquer the Circuit de la Sarthe.

    The Most Beautiful Cars of Le Mans A.J. Baime 2011

  • On Saturday at 3 p.m. in France, nearly a quarter of a million fans will stand trackside at the Circuit de la Sarthe, the iconic road course near the city of Le Mans, to witness the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and its thunderclap of engines.

    French Speed vs. German Muscle A.J. Baime 2011

  • ANGERS, France (AP) Lance Armstrong pulled out of the second stage of Circuit de la Sarthe because of a stomach illness and Tiago Machado of Portugal won the time trial on Wednesday.

    Stomach ailment knocks Armstrong out of French race 2010

  • Lance Armstrong pulled out of the second stage of Circuit de la Sarthe because of a stomach illness and Tiago Machado of Portugal won the ... cycling | Comment | Recommend

    Cycling News, Reports & Coverage 2010

  • • Around £375pp, starting in Strasbourg, including full board +33 3 8876 4066, croisieurope.comCaptain your own river cruiser on the river Sarthe in France, which has 82km of navigable waterways from Sablé-sur-Sarthe to Le Mans.

    Sea change: 10 quirky cruises 2011

  • Here Audi were in control, as in many of their previous nine victories at La Sarthe.

    Audi and Peugeot fight for final prize as ILMC bids farewell in China 2011

  • Lance Armstrong pulled out of the second stage of Circuit de la Sarthe because of a stomach illness and Tiago Machado of Portugal won the ... cycling | Comment | Recommend

    Cycling News, Reports & Coverage 2010

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