Nantes

American  

[nants, nahnt] / nænts, nɑ̃t /

noun

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

2. French History. Edict of, 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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Nantes British  

/ nɑ̃t /

noun

1. 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)

2. history See Edict of Nantes

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Example Sentences

But, on Monday, a court in Nantes dismissed its claims and also ordered the club to pay about £400,000 in legal fees and moral damages suffered by FC Nantes.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Willie McKay was not registered as a football agent at the time of Sala's death, but his son Mark was, and was working with Nantes to try to sign Sala to a Premier League club.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The star striker was on his way to join Cardiff City – then in the Premier League – from Nantes for a £15m transfer fee, having signed for the club two days earlier.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Some hospitals had already turned to more traditional fundraising, including Paris's Georges Pompidou Hospital, which sought donations to buy a scanner, and the Nantes University Hospital.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

In France, the Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685, while further afield Turkish forces reached the gates of Vienna, Buda and Belgrade around this time.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin