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Cherbourg
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English
thumb|Tall ship Stavros S Niarchos in Cherbourg harbour, Normandy
Etymology
en fr Cherbourg, from en fro Chieresburg, probably from en non kjarr thicket + non borg fort. Compare ang Kiǣresburh.
Proper noun
en coastal town commune:suf/Cherbourg-en-Cotentin dept/Manche r/Normandy c/France.
en town/and/lgarea (the Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg, which is surrounded by South Burnett Region) in s/Queensland c/Australia.
Translations
coastal city
French: fr Cherbourg m
Old French: fro Chieresburg m
Middle French: frm Chierbourg m
Middle English: enm Cherborow
Old English: ang Kiǣresburh f
Serbo-Croatian: sh Šerbur m
en Cities in France
French
Etymology
fr frm Chierbourg, from fr fro Chieresburg, probably from non kjarr thicket + non borg fort. Compare ang Kiǣresburh.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jules78120-Cherbourg.wav
Proper noun
m
fr city dept/Manche r/Normandy c/France Cherbourg Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Derived terms
fr cherbourgeois, fr Cherbourgeois