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Bourges

American

[boorzh] / burʒ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Cher, in central France: known for its cathedral.

Bourges British

/ burʒ /

noun

a city in central France. Pop: 72 480 (1999)

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Two nursing homes in southeastern France have funded improvements, and another in the central town of Bourges plans to do so soon.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

There is a little corner of France that will be forever Scotland, and it lies in rural obscurity somewhere between Orleans and Bourges.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2014

Public Enemy performs in Bourges, France, in 2013.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2014

The duke’s scenes were shot at the Palais Jacques Coeur in Bourges and a castle outside Tours.

From New York Times • May 19, 2010

In 1554 he was appointed professor of law at Cahors, and about a year after L’H�pital called him to Bourges.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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