No. 5,733 in French

cherbourg

Cherbourg: A port city in northern France, located in Normandy.

In a sentence

Cherbourg est une belle ville historique.
Cherbourg is a beautiful historical town.
Here, 'Cherbourg' is used as a proper noun referring to a specific location in France.
Nous avons pris un ferry à Cherbourg.
We took a ferry in Cherbourg.
In this context, 'Cherbourg' identifies the place where the action occurs.
Le port de Cherbourg est très actif.
The port of Cherbourg is very active.
'Cherbourg' in this sentence specifies the geographical location of the port.

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