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Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique (lwär-ätläNtēk') [key], formerly Loire-Maritime,department (1990 pop. 1,058,100), NW France, in S Brittany, on the Atlantic coast. The main cities are Nantes (the capital) and Saint-Nazaire.

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