Cherbourg


[shair-boo rg; French sher-boor] /ˈʃɛər bʊərg; French ʃɛrˈbur/

noun
1.
a seaport in NW France.
/ˈʃɛəbʊəɡ; French ʃɛrbur/
noun
1.
a port in NW France, on the English Channel. Pop: 25 370 (1999)

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