Rennes

(rĕn)

A city of northwest France north of Nantes. It was an important Gallo-Roman town and became capital of Brittany in 1196.

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Rennes

(French rɛn)

(Placename) a city in NW France: the ancient capital of Brittany. Pop: 214 813 (2006)

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Rennes

(rɛn)

n.

a city in NW France. 200,390.

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He told me he'd seen it in a shop in the Rue de Rennes and bought it for fifteen francs.

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"By the Virgin of Rennes! you have given me cause to be very certain of it," said Du Guesclin, with a gleam of his broad white teeth.

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Director of football Damien Comolli (right) has identified the Rennes defensive midfielder as a central player in the rebuilding of the Reds.

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Summary: Paris - French business school of Rennes, an international graduate school of management, will open an institution in Morocco in 2010.

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The Ibrox boss has won all of his last four matches at the home of tonight's UEFA Cup opponents with his previous clubs, Lyon and Rennes.

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* Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France

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FRENCH club Rennes have announced Czech Republic international goalkeeper Petr Cech will join Chelsea at the end of the current season.

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A deal to take Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech from Rennes to Chelsea at the end of the season has been agreed in principle, according to the player's agent.