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CHERBOURG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cherbourg mean?
• CHERBOURG (noun)
The noun CHERBOURG has 1 sense:
1. a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base
Familiarity information: CHERBOURG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Cherbourg" is a part of...):
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
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