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Morbihan

American  
[mawr-bee-ahn] / mɔr biˈɑ̃ /

noun

  1. a department in W France. 2,738 sq. mi. (7,090 sq. km). Vannes.


Morbihan British  
/ mɔrbiɑ̃ /

noun

  1. a department of NW France, in S Brittany. Capital: Vannes. Pop: 665 540 (2003 est). Area: 7092 sq km (2766 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The reporters each spent two days in the region of Morbihan in Brittany, France, to report this story.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024

It will be deployed nationwide in the coming months after being tested over the past year in nine administrative departments, like the Var region on the Mediterranean coast and the Morbihan area of Brittany.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022

The official, Patrice Faure, prefect of Brittany’s Morbihan region, personally served a two-month closure order on a Quiberon discotheque, the Hacienda Cafe.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2020

Skillful young chef Adrien Trouilloud is supplied daily by Jégo Frères, a first-class fish monger in Etel on the Gulf de Morbihan in Brittany.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2014

It is understood that Madame de Vassart’s group of socialists are about to leave La Trappe for Paradise, in Morbihan.

From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

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