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Nanterre

/nɑ̃.tɛʁ/

proper noun/nɑ̃.tɛʁ/

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

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.

Nanterre — French Dictionary | Passage