Nanterre

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French Nanterre, from Latin Nemetodurum, from Proto-Celtic *nemetom (“sanctuary”) and Gaulish *durom (“door”), from Proto-Celtic *dwār, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɒ̃ˈtɛə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /nɑːnˈtɜː(ɹ)/, /nɑːnˈtɛə(ɹ)/

Proper noun

Nanterre

  1. A city in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France, France

Translations

French

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Etymology

From the Roman name, Latin Nemetodurum, a Gaulish name from Proto-Celtic *nemetom (“sanctuary”) and Gaulish *durom (“door”) (the second element found also in Augustodurum), from Proto-Celtic *dwār, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑ̃.tɛʁ/
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Proper noun

Nanterre ?

  1. Nanterre (a city in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France, France)
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