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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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Hakimi's lawyer Fanny Colin said a trial had been ordered and the prosecutor in the Nanterre suburb of Paris confirmed it.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 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

Prisons in Toulon, Aix-En-Provence, Marseille, Valence and Nîmes in southern France, and in Villepinte and Nanterre, near Paris were among those targeted.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

Hence the people look upon the well at Nanterre as having been blessed by the saint.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban

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