Morbihan
Americannoun
a department in W France. 2,738 sq. mi. (7,090 sq. km). Vannes.
noun
a department of NW France, in S Brittany. Capital: Vannes. Pop: 665 540 (2003 est). Area: 7092 sq km (2766 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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The reporters each spent two days in the region of Morbihan in Brittany, France, to report this story.
FromNew York Times
Wiggins is a European champion on the track, winning the points race last year, and this May won the Trophee Centre Morbihan Nations Cup road race in France.
FromBBC
It will be deployed nationwide in the coming months after being tested over the past year in nine administrative departments, like the Var region on the Mediterranean coast and the Morbihan area of Brittany.
FromNew York Times
The regions of Alpes-Maritimes, Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Ardèche, Rhône, Haute -Savoie, Vendée, Maine-et-Loire and Morbihan were part of the trial - but tax officials say it may now be rolled out nationwide.
FromBBC
He said at a press conference that a person in the Morbihan region in northwest France who suffered from a heart condition reportedly died after failing to put through a call to emergency services.
FromBBC
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