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Nanterre

American  
[nahn-ter] / nɑ̃ˈtɛr /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Hauts-de-Seine, in N France: W suburb of Paris.


Nanterre British  
/ nɑ̃ˈtɛr /

noun

  1. a town in N France, on the Seine: an industrial suburb of Paris. Pop: 84 281 (1999)

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Coppélia Moreau, a student organizer at Nanterre University, said yellow vests and students are united in denouncing bleak prospects for the country’s youth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

After two days in custody in the western Paris suburb of Nanterre, the 67-year-old singer and actor went before a panel of four judges on Wednesday evening.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Dr. Corentin Gosling, Associate Professor at Paris Nanterre University and the study's first lead author, emphasizes the real-world consequences of unclear or misleading information.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 10, 2026

The son of a Hungarian immigrant father and a Jewish mother, Sarkozy studied law at a public university in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

Pompier de Nanterre, an incomparable steeplechaser, to break down in such a fashion!

From Baron Trigault's Vengeance by Émile Gaboriau

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