[kan-per] 
| a port in and the capital of Finistère, in NW France: noted for pottery manufacture. 60,510. |
[fin-uh-stair; Fr. fee-nee-ster] | a department in W France. 804,088; 2714 sq. mi. (7030 sq. km). Capital: Quimper. |
| Quim·per (kāɴ-pěr') A city of northwest France near the Bay of Biscay south-southeast of Brest. It is noted for its pottery, known as Quimper ware. Population: 64,900. |
Quimper
town, capital of Finistere departement, Bretagne region, France, and a port at the estuarine confluence of the Odet and Steir rivers. Once the ancient capital of the countship Cornouaille, it is associated with the legendary (5th century) king Gradlon, who came from Cornwall in Britain. The countship was united with the duchy of Brittany in the 11th century; but the town suffered in local wars of succession and, in 1344, was sacked by Charles de Blois. After the defeat of Charles at Auray (1364), the duchy passed to the House of Montfort
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