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Cherbourg

Cherbourg proper noun: a coastal town in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin commune, Manche department, Normandy, France.

cherbourg: a coastal town in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin commune, Manche department, Normandy, France
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Proper noun

Cherbourg

  1. A coastal town in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin commune, Manche department, Normandy, France.
  2. A town and local government area (the Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg, which is surrounded by South Burnett Region) in Queensland, Australia.

Origin of Cherbourg

Borrowed from French Cherbourg, from Old French Chieresburg, probably from Old Norse kjarr (“thicket”) + borg (“fort”). Compare Old English Kiǣresburh.

Questions about Cherbourg

What does Cherbourg mean?
Cherbourg means a coastal town in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin commune, Manche department, Normandy, France.
What part of speech is Cherbourg?
Cherbourg is a proper noun.

Words near Cherbourg in the dictionary

  1. cheralites
  2. Cheramie
  3. Cheramies
  4. Cherasco
  5. Cheraw
  6. Cherbourg
  7. cherch
  8. cherched
  9. Cherchell
  10. Cherchen
  11. cherconnaes

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