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Cherbourg

cher·bourg

US/ˈʃɛrburɡ/ rare

noun

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Origin

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

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