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Chartres

[shahr-truh, shahrt, shar-truh]

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Eure-et-Loir, in northern France, southwest of Paris: known for its Gothic cathedral.



Chartres

/ ʃartrə, ʃɑːt, ˈʃɑːtrə /

noun

  1. a city in NW France: Gothic cathedral; market town. Pop: 40 361 (1999)

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This particular one was modeled after the labyrinth in the Chartres Cathedral and dedicated to John-Roger after his death.

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The investment, for which no detail was provided by Macron's office, will be based in Chartres, west of Paris, where Novo already employs nearly 2,000 people.

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His article, headlined “The Girl Partisan of Chartres” in the Sept. 4, 1944, issue of Life, made “Nicole” an international symbol of the French resistance.

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She went on to become a pediatric nurse in Chartres.

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The old house on Chartres Street that serves as the group’s headquarters belonged to an elderly couple who didn’t return after Katrina.

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