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Cher⋅bourg

[shair-boorg; Fr. sher-boor]
–noun
a seaport in NW France. 34,637.
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Cher·bourg   (shâr'bŏŏrg', shěr-bōōr')   
A city of northwest France on the English Channel. The site has been occupied since ancient times and was frequently contested by the French and English because of its strategic location. Population: 40,700.
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