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loretto |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Loreto \Lo*ret"o\, or Loretto \Lo*ret"to\, nuns \nuns\ [From Loreto, a city in Italy famous for its Holy House, said to be that in which Jesus lived, brought by angels from Nazareth.] (R. C. Ch.) Members of a congregation of nuns founded by Mrs. Mary Teresa Ball, near Dublin, Ireland, in 1822, and now spread over Ireland, India, Canada, and the United States. The nuns are called also {Ladies of Loreto}. They are engaged in teaching girls. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Loretto, KY (city, FIPS 47710) Location: 37.63549 N, 85.40210 W Population (1990): 820 (284 housing units) Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 40037 Loretto, MN (city, FIPS 38222) Location: 45.05537 N, 93.63521 W Population (1990): 404 (174 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55357, 55599 Loretto, PA (borough, FIPS 44704) Location: 40.50867 N, 78.63626 W Population (1990): 1072 (168 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15940 Loretto, TN (city, FIPS 43700) Location: 35.08032 N, 87.43608 W Population (1990): 1515 (620 housing units) Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38469 Loretto, VA Zip code(s): 22509
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