Cherbourg.
A coastal town in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin commune, Manche department, Normandy, France.
Meaning & usage
A coastal town in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin commune, Manche department, Normandy, France.
A town and local government area (the Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg, which is surrounded by South Burnett Region) in Queensland, Australia.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French Cherbourg, from Old French Chieresburg, probably from Old Norse kjarr (“thicket”) + borg (“fort”). Compare Old English Kiǣresburh.
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