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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)

"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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Daniel Siad, 69, was discovered on Monday in Colombes, a north-west suburb of Paris, the Nanterre prosecutor's office confirmed to the BBC.

From BBC Jul. 22, 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 existence of a health risk to consumers linked to Perrier waters labelled 'natural mineral waters' has not been established," said the Nanterre court on Tuesday.

From Barron's Nov. 18, 2025

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

After all, it was a good place, near enough to Paris to permit descents upon Nanterre from the Quarter on Sunday, or a visit by the manager to his favorite breweries.

From The Nabob, Volume 1 by George Burnham Ives

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