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Cherbourg

American

[shair-boorg, sher-boor] / ˈʃɛər bʊərg, ʃɛrˈbur /

noun

a seaport in NW France.

Cherbourg British

/ ʃɛrbur, ˈʃɛəbʊəɡ /

noun

a port in NW France, on the English Channel. Pop: 25 370 (1999)

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She still managed to get her own agent and landed several stage roles after graduating, before taking on her first West End role as Madeleine in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg in 2011.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Built in the French port of Cherbourg, it is made to withstand the pressure of sea ice and endure temperatures as low as -52 degrees Celsius.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Upon hearing that the Kearsarge was ready for a battle, Alabama captain Raphael Semmes prepped his ship and met his Union foe nine miles off the coast of Cherbourg.

From Salon • May 14, 2022

He hoped to reassign the 500 Cherbourg employees working on the Australian order to other projects.

From Reuters • Sep. 24, 2021

Cherbourg has been liberated, Caen liberated, Rennes too.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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