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Lorient (lôryăN`), town (1990 pop. 61,630), Morbihan dept., NW France, a port and naval station on the Atlantic Ocean. A great shipbuilding center, Lorient also produces textiles, furniture, and navigational equipment. Established (17th cent.) as a port to serve the French East India Company, it was developed as a naval base by Napoleon I and became the country's chief naval yard. In World War II it was the Germans' major submarine base on the Atlantic. Almost totally destroyed by Allied bombs in 1942–43, it has been rebuilt. Lorient a port in W France, on the Bay of Biscay. Pop.: 59 189 (1999) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Senator Technology GmbH, Buchholz, Germany has acquired 100% of the shares of Disa Serf SAS, Lorient, France. LORIENT, France - University of Oregon redshirt junior Carolyn Ganes was named to the Canadian senior women's national basketball team on Friday. Sofiane Amziane is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of South Brittany and a researcher of Laboratoire de Genie Mecanique et Materiaux at Lorient, France. |
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