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Cherbourg

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Cher·bourg  (shârbrg, shr-br)
A city of northwest France on the English Channel. The site has been occupied since ancient times and was frequently contested by the French and English because of its strategic location. Population: 40,700.
Cherbourg [ˈʃɛəbʊəg (French) ʃɛrbur]
n
(Placename) a port in NW France, on the English Channel. Pop.: 28 773 (1990)
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Noun1.CherbourgCherbourg - a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe


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We had just returned from a short cruise, and the vessel was under orders to sail for Cherbourg with the next tide.
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at Nonancourt, and piously escorted it to Cherbourg with the Troisvilles, Casterans, d'Esgrignons, Verneuils, etc.
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