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Nantes

/nɑːnt(s)/

Nantes proper noun: the prefecture of the department of Loire-Atlantique, France; the capital city of the region of Pays de la Loire, in historical Brittany.

Proper noun

Nantes

  1. The prefecture of the department of Loire-Atlantique, France; the capital city of the region of Pays de la Loire, in historical Brittany.
  2. A municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada.
  3. A municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Origin of Nantes

Borrowed from French Nantes.

Questions about Nantes

What does Nantes mean?
Nantes means the prefecture of the department of Loire-Atlantique, France; the capital city of the region of Pays de la Loire, in historical Brittany.
What part of speech is Nantes?
Nantes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nantes?
Nantes is pronounced /nɑːnt(s)/.

Words near Nantes in the dictionary

  1. nantee
  2. nanten
  3. nantenine
  4. nanterinone
  5. Nanterre
  6. Nantes
  7. Nantgaredig
  8. Nantgarw
  9. nanti
  10. Nanticoke
  11. Nanticokes

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