Cherbourg

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Cherbourg, from Old French Chieresburg, probably from Old Norse kjarr (“thicket”) + borg (“fort”). Compare Old English Kiǣresburh.

Proper noun

Cherbourg

1. A coastal town in the Manche department, Normandy, France

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French Chieresburg, probably from Old Norse kjarr (“thicket”) + borg (“fort”). Compare Old English Kiǣresburh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛʁ.buʁ/

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Proper noun

Cherbourg m

1. Cherbourg, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (a city in the Manche department, Normandy, France)

Derived terms

• cherbourgeois, Cherbourgeois