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Saint-Nazaire
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Saint-Na·zaire  (s-nä-zr)
A city of west-central France at the mouth of the Loire River west of Nantes. Built on the ruins of an ancient Gallo-Roman town, it was an important naval base during both world wars. Population: 67,200.
Saint-Nazaire (French) [sɛ̃nazɛr]
n usually abbreviated to St-Nazaire
(Placename) a port in NW France, at the mouth of the River Loire: German submarine base in World War II; shipbuilding. Pop.: 64 812 (1990)
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