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Cotentin

American  
[kaw-tahn-tan] / kɔ tɑ̃ˈtɛ̃ /

noun

  1. a peninsula in Normandy, N France, extending into the English Channel.


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“It is a charm offensive,” said Mr. Margueritte, the Cotentin official.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2021

It was essential that the paratroopers hook up with the invading forces and then push up the Cotentin Peninsula to the port city of Cherbourg.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2019

Cushions believed to be from the plane were found on a beach near Surtainville, on France's Cotentin Peninsula, last week.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2019

In the morning, our ship arrived in Cherbourg, at the tip of Normandy’s Cotentin Peninsula and stayed 14 hours.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2017

Charles and I are both quite concerned about you; we hope you were not among those who made the first initial assault upon the Cotentin Peninsula.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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