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Seine-Maritime

Seine-Maritime (sen"-märētēm') [key], formerly Seine-Inférieure (–ăNfārēûr') [key], department (1990 pop. 1,226,200), N France, on the English Channel, mainly in Normandy. Cities include Rouen (the capital) and Le Havre (see Havre, Le).

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