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Cherbourg

American

[shair-boorg, sher-boor] / ˈʃɛər bʊərg, ʃɛrˈbur /

noun

a seaport in NW France.

Cherbourg British

/ ʃɛrbur, ˈʃɛəbʊəɡ /

noun

a port in NW France, on the English Channel. Pop: 25 370 (1999)

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Built in the French port of Cherbourg, it is made to withstand the pressure of sea ice and endure temperatures as low as -52 degrees Celsius.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

The doomed liner left from Southampton but called in at Cherbourg, France, and Queenstown - now known as Cobh - in Ireland, before setting out across the Atlantic.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024

France will honor the former soldiers at several ceremonies this year, including a commemoration with President Joe Biden in Cherbourg on June 7.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

In June 1864, the North and South came to blows in the waters off Cherbourg, France, in the English Channel.

From Salon ● May 14, 2022

Cherbourg has been liberated, Caen liberated, Rennes too.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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