Chartres

American

[shahr-truh, shahrt, shar-tr^uh] / ˈʃɑr trə, ʃɑrt, ˈʃar trə /

noun

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

Chartres British

/ ʃartrə, ˈʃɑːtrə, ʃɑːt- /

noun

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

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The Portuguese design genius for mixing the pious with playfully overelaborated touches reaches its apotheosis at this Unesco World Heritage site—Portugal’s equivalent of France’s monumental Cathedral of Chartres.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

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.

From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2023

Chartres Cathedral in France is an example of which style of architecture?

From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2023

Then he gathered up his packages and went out onto Chartres Street.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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