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Saint-Brieuc

British  
/ sɛ̃briø /

noun

  1. a market town in NW France, near the N coast of Brittany. Pop: 46 087 (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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“For a few weeks now, people have been rather worried about the situation,” said Fabien Antoine, who operates an electrical equipment store in Saint-Brieuc, a town in the northwestern region of Brittany.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2022

“There are real insecurities about how to get through the winter,” said Nadia Druillennec, a deputy mayor of Saint-Brieuc, a long scarf wrapped around her neck as she sat in the town mayor’s chilly office.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2022

Friday's hearing was also told Romanian-born Lakatos, from Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, was expected to be extradited back to France.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2022

Romanian-born Lakatos, from Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, has three previous convictions for theft in France.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2021

“A Jean Jouvenet in Saint-Brieuc, six Monets in the area, a Faberge egg in a manor house near Rennes. I get so tired. Don’t you know how long I’ve searched?”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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