English Explanatory Dictionary

Nanterre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/nɒ̃ˈtɛə(ɹ)/ /nɑːnˈtɜː(ɹ)/ /nɑːnˈtɛə(ɹ)/

Word forms

Nanterre

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.

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