Cherbourg
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French Cherbourg, from Old French Chieresburg, probably from Old Norse kjarr (“thicket”) + borg (“fort”). Compare Old English Kiǣresburh.
Proper noun
editCherbourg
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French Chieresburg, probably from Old Norse kjarr (“thicket”) + borg (“fort”). Compare Old English Kiǣresburh.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editCherbourg m
- Cherbourg, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (a city in the Manche department, Normandy, France)
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