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Tarbes

American  
[tarb] / tarb /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.


Tarbes British  
/ tarb /

noun

  1. a town in SW France: noted for the breeding of Anglo-Arab horses. Pop: 46 275 (1999)

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Brigadier Lanckbeen served with the 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment based in Tarbes, and was deployed as part of Operation Sentinelle, a long-running domestic security operation.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

A logo of Alstom is seen at the Alstom's plant in Semeac near Tarbes, France, February 15, 2019.

From Reuters Dec. 10, 2021

Cenac also cooks a humus made of Haricots Tarbais, the famous white beans discovered in South America that were imported in the Tarbes region in the 18th century.

From Washington Times Jul. 20, 2019

The following morning Brailsford said he would prefer to focus his attention on the day’s stage from Tarbes to the hill-top finish at Pierre Saint Martin but the genie was out of the bottle.

From The Guardian Jul. 15, 2015

The ostensible reason, however, was to do away with any difficulties which might have been suggested by the objection of the Bishop of Tarbes to the legitimacy of the Princess Mary.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by J.A. Froude

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