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Quimper

American  
[kan-per] / kɛ̃ˈpɛr /

noun

  1. a port in and the capital of Finistère, in NW France: noted for pottery manufacture.


Quimper British  
/ kɛ̃pɛr /

noun

  1. a city in NW France: capital of Finistère department. Pop: 63 238 (1999)

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The incident took place on Saturday evening in Saint-Herbot, a village near Quimper in Brittany.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2023

According to its Managing Director, Jean-Luc Monfort, in 2021, the company envisaged that both lines in Quimper and a line in Montreal would have a annual capacity of 1.5 GWh.

From Reuters • May 31, 2023

Rotating guest vendors have included Cape Cleare’s Alaskan salmon wagon, Hama Hama seafood, sweet and savory crepes from La Crepe de Quimper food truck, and Fiddlehead Creamery’s vegan ice cream.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2018

Peter Sagan took his second stage win in the 2018 Tour de France by winning the 204.5-kilometre fifth stage, from Lorient to Quimper, which included five categorised climbs.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2018

My friend had brought his solicitor back from Quimper for the night, and seated beside a fat and affable stranger I felt no inclination to talk of Kerfol....

From Kerfol 1916 by Wharton, Edith