Nantes

[ nants; French nahnt ]

noun
  1. a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.

  2. Edict of, French History. a law, promulgated by Henry IV in 1598, granting considerable religious and civil liberty to the Huguenots: revoked by Louis XIV in 1685.

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British Dictionary definitions for Nantes

Nantes

/ (French nɑ̃t) /


noun
  1. a port in W France, at the head of the Loire estuary: scene of the signing of the Edict of Nantes and of the Noyades (drownings) during the French Revolution; extensive shipyards, and large metallurgical and food processing industries. Pop: 270 251 (1999)

  2. history See Edict of Nantes

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