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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

For three days the BBC was able to speak to the children, first in Agde and then at another centre in Bourges in central France.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024

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

On the appointed day the chivalry of the kingdom gathered around their monarch at Bourges, but before setting forth there was much to be done.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea

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