Quimper

American

[kan-per] / kɛ̃ˈpɛr /

noun

a port in and the capital of Finistère, in NW France: noted for pottery manufacture.

Quimper British

/ kɛ̃pɛr /

noun

a city in NW France: capital of Finistère department. Pop: 63 238 (1999)

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The incident took place on Saturday evening in Saint-Herbot, a village near Quimper in Brittany.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2023

Blue Solutions's gigafactory operates in Ergué-Gabéric, near Quimper since 2013.

From Reuters • May 31, 2023

Peter Sagan took his second stage win in the 2018 Tour de France by winning the 204.5-kilometre fifth stage, from Lorient to Quimper, which included five categorised climbs.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2018

Sagan, the three-time reigning world champion, clocked nearly five hours over the challenging leg through Brittany, which contained five categorized climbs over a 127-mile route from Lorient to Quimper.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2018

Amid much firing of muskets and drinking of wine Quimper took solemn possession of all this territory for Spain.

From Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

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