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Le Ha·vre

 (lə hä′vrə, häv′)
A city of northern France on the English Channel west-northwest of Paris. It has been a major port since 1500s.
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Le Havre

(lə ˈhɑːvrə; French lə ɑvrə)
n
(Placename) a port in N France, on the English Channel at the mouth of the River Seine: transatlantic trade; oil refining. Pop: 185 311 (2006)
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Le Ha•vre

(lə ˈhɑ vrə; Fr. lə ˈa vrə)
n.
a seaport in N France, at the mouth of the Seine. 200,411. Also called Havre.
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Noun1.Le Havre - a port city in northern France on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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The 10-night holiday leaves Dover on September 2 with ports of call in Le Havre, Le Palais Belle Isle, La Rochelle and St Jean de Luz in France, La Corunna and Villagarcia de Arosa in Spain, and Leixous, Portugal, ending in Lisbon.