Charente-Maritime

American  

[sha-rahnt-ma-ree-teem] / ʃa rɑ̃t ma riˈtim /

noun

1. a department in W France. 2,792 sq. mi. (7,230 sq. km). La Rochelle.

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Charente-Maritime British  

/ ʃarɑ̃tmaritim /

noun

1. a department of W France, in Poitou-Charentes region. Capital: La Rochelle. Pop: 576 855 (2003 est). Area: 7232 sq km (2820 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The offices of several environmentalist groups were ransacked in the Charente-Maritime department.

From BBC

The Charente-Maritime region just north of Bordeaux was particularly affected.

From BBC

Amid a record-breaking stretch of winter drought across France, wildfires broke out in February near Avignon in the southeast, in the Pyrenees region in the southwest, and the Charente-Maritime region on the Atlantic coast.

From Seattle Times

The France Meteo weather service put seven departments on flood alert on Monday, including Charente-Maritime, two areas along the Loire river, the Somme and Oise regions in northern France and the Seine-et-Marne region east of Paris.

From Reuters

“We are at a peak level now. We expect water levels to rise a little more in coming days, and to subside from mid-week,” a Charente-Maritime spokeswoman said.

From Reuters