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Cherbourg-Octeville

Cherbourg-Octeville

8.4
A port city in northwestern France on the English Channel
  • proper noun
: Cherburgo-Octeville
  • The naval base at Cherbourg-Octeville played a crucial role during World War II.

Examples

  • Many tourists visit Cherbourg-Octeville to explore its maritime museum and historic fortifications.

  • After docking at Cherbourg-Octeville, the cruise ship began its tour of the Normandy coast.

  • I visited Cherbourg-Octeville last summer.

  • Cherbourg-Octeville is known for its beautiful harbor.

  • Many tourists visit Cherbourg-Octeville to explore its maritime museum and historic fortifications.

  • After docking at Cherbourg-Octeville, the cruise ship began its tour of the Normandy coast.

  • The naval base at Cherbourg-Octeville played a crucial role during World War II.

Synonyms

Cherbourg
vsCherbourg-Octeville
3 6.3

A port town in northwestern France on the English Channel

is a port city noted for formerly hosting a major naval base

Surface Forms

Cherbourg-Octeville main

Morphology

Cherbourg-Octeville = Cherbourg + Octeville (opaque) = Cherbourg + Octeville

The hyphenated name is a concatenation of two toponyms; knowing the component place names does not allow a learner to infer the sense 'a port city' from general English morphology.

Etymology

The word Cherbourg-Octeville combines two place names: Cherbourg and Octeville. In French, bourg means 'small town' or 'fort', like the English borough, and -ville comes from a word meaning 'farm' or 'village', so the name simply marks two joined towns by the sea.