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Saint-Nazaire

British  
/ sɛ̃nazɛr /

noun

  1. a port in NW France, at the mouth of the River Loire: German submarine base in World War II; shipbuilding. Pop: 65 874 (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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He told the paper that his mother had met Billy in the 1960s, when he was a soldier stationed at the Nato base of Saint-Nazaire and she was a secretary.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

Earlier Thursday, Royal Caribbean said it entered into agreements with a shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, to construct its Discovery Class cruise ships.

From MarketWatch Jan. 29, 2026

The vessel was traveling south through the Bay of Biscay when it turned east and headed toward Saint-Nazaire, home to Europe’s largest shipyard, according to the ship-tracking service Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 1, 2025

Unlike many other towns, Saint-Nazaire will show the World Cup final in a public viewing area on Sunday.

From Washington Post Dec. 17, 2022

The next day, Calyste told Gasselin to watch the road to Saint-Nazaire, and let him know if the carriage of Mademoiselle des Touches passed over it.

From Beatrix by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott

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