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Quiberon

American  
[keebuh-rawn] / kibəˈrɔ̃ /

noun

  1. a peninsula in NW France, on the S coast of Brittany: British naval victory over the French 1759. 6 miles (10 km) long.


Quiberon British  
/ kibrɔ̃ /

noun

  1. a peninsula of NW France, on the S coast of Brittany: a naval battle was fought off its coast in 1759 during the Seven Years' War, in which the British defeated the French

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Romain Arnal, a 20-year-old student, is among those who have been letting their hair - and their guard - down in Quiberon.

From Washington Times • Jul. 30, 2020

The official, Patrice Faure, prefect of Brittany’s Morbihan region, personally served a two-month closure order on a Quiberon discotheque, the Hacienda Cafe.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2020

Worried by the infection spike, Arnal says he has gone to a makeshift testing station set up in Quiberon to contain the outbreak, but has been foiled by the long lines.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2020

Quiberon has made mask-wearing mandatory on some of its busiest streets, joining other vacation towns in going further than the national requirement for masks in all indoor public spaces.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2020

Hoche's troops waded through the stormy waters of Quiberon bay, and the tricolor was soon displayed upon the walls.

From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville