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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