Nantes

[ nants; French nahnt ]

/ nænts; French nɑ̃t /

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noun

a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.

Edict of, French History. a law, promulgated by Henry IV in 1598, granting considerable religious and civil liberty to the Huguenots: revoked by Louis XIV in 1685.

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How to use Nantes in a sentence

Nantes is among France’s fastest-growing small cities, quickly becoming a thriving nerve center for neo-bistros, bakeries, and wine bars.
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In France, the death toll has been lower: One young man killed in the city of Nantes.
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“To search for an explanation is to prepare oneself to excuse the inexcusable,” Sarkozy said at a rally in Nantes.
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Camusot de Marville had been president of the Court of Nantes.
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He lived at Nantes, and in his old age had married a frivolous young woman, to whom he turned over the conduct of affairs.
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The Archbishop went off to Nantes and afterwards found his way to Scotland, where he suffered imprisonment.
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Monsieur, I came to warn you that the diligence for Nantes will pass at six o'clock, and they have come for M. David's baggage.
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"Look not in that direction, my child," answered sadly the townsman of Nantes, turning around to his daughter.
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British Dictionary definitions for Nantes

Nantes

/ (French nɑ̃t) /

noun

a port in W France, at the head of the Loire estuary: scene of the signing of the Edict of Nantes and of the Noyades (drownings) during the French Revolution; extensive shipyards, and large metallurgical and food processing industries. Pop: 270 251 (1999)

history See Edict of Nantes

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