Cherbourg

Signification

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

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʃɛʁ.buʁ/

Étymologie

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

Phrases

Elle se trouvait sur la ligne de chemin de fer de Cherbourg à Coutances.

It was on the railway line from Cherbourg to Coutances.