Nantes

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/nɑ̃t/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nants; Fr. nänt)


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Nantes  (nants; Fr. nänt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River. 263,689.
  2. World History Edict of, [Fr. Hist.]a law, promulgated by Henry IV in 1598, granting considerable religious and civil liberty to the Huguenots: revoked by Louis XIV in 1685.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Nantes /French: nɑ̃t/ n
  1. a port in W France, at the head of the Loire estuary: scene of the signing of the Edict of Nantes and of the Noyades (drownings) during the French Revolution; extensive shipyards, and large metallurgical and food processing industries. Pop: 290 871 (2006)
'Nantes' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Henry IV - Loire-Atlantique - noyade

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