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Basse-Normandie

British  
/ bɑsnɔrmɑ̃di /

noun

  1. a region of NW France, on the English Channel: consists of the Cherbourg peninsula in the west rising to the Normandy hills in the east; mainly agricultural

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The stage ends in Lisieux in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France, situated on the confluence of the river Touques and its tributaries: the rivers Orbiquet, Cirieux and Graindain.

From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2011

"What do you say to having a run down to this place in Basse-Normandie, and seeing for yourself whether Miss Ellen Martineau is your Olivia?"

From The Doctor's Dilemma by Stretton, Hesba

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