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Rennes

[ ren ]

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.


Rennes

/ rɛn /

noun

  1. a city in NW France: the ancient capital of Brittany. Pop: 206 229 (1999)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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It follows a shooting in the north-western city of Rennes last week which killed a five-year-old boy.

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"These shootings are not happening in South America, they are happening in Rennes, in Poitiers, in this part of western France once known for its tranquility," Retailleau told broadcaster BFMTV.

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He was scheduled to visit Rennes, the capital of Brittany, on Friday following the shooting on 26 October, in which a five-year-old boy sitting in a car was shot in the head.

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Wales will be without Tottenham Hotspur forward Johnson and Rennes midfielder Jordan James against Montenegro due to suspension, after they picked up their second bookings of the campaign against Iceland.

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Wales will be without Tottenham Hotspur forward Brennan Johnson and Rennes midfielder Jordan James against Montenegro due to suspension after they picked up their second bookings of the campaign against Iceland.

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