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Quimper

Quimper (; Breton: Kemper, Latin: Civitas Aquilonia or Corisopitum) is a commune and capital of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Quimper (disambiguation)

Quimper may refer to:

  • Arrondissement of Quimper, an arrondissement in the department of Finistère, France
    • Quimper, Finistère, a commune in that arrondissement
      • Quimper faience, a style of faience pottery produced in a factory near Quimper, in France
  • Manuel Quimper, a Peruvian-born Spanish explorer, cartographer, naval officer, and colonial official
    • Quimper Peninsula, narrow peninsula in northwestern Washington state named after the explorer Manuel Quimper

Usage examples of "quimper".

Rutherford Hall presently to have a word with Cedric, but I want to get hold of Doctor Quimper first.

Emma for going to you about it, and with Doctor Quimper who, it seemed, encouraged her to do so.

Craddock had to wait a few minutes while Quimper finished his evening surgery, and then the doctor came to him.

Doctor Quimper came out of the study where he had been closeted with old Mr.

The front doer banged and from the window she saw Doctor Quimper stride angrily from the house to his car and drive away.

Doctor Quimper walked upstairs to his bedroom and started throwing off his clothes.

Doctor Quimper drained his cup, set it down with a clatter on the saucer.

It was too suggestive of the shop at Quimper, the discussions before her departure, the gossiping neighbours.

He was sent far back, into Brittany, to Quimper, where, a second time, by a subterfuge he contrived to escape from the hospital before his wound was properly healed.

My friend went to bed, and the doctor, who had been sent for from Quimper, announced that he had a high fever, without being able to determine its nature.

He therefore sold every thing, except our patrimonial homestead on the road from Quimper to Audierne, and rushed into speculations.

The lugger was a fast boat, the wind just suited her, and the brig fell farther and farther astern until, as the former entered the bay of Quimper and laid her course north, the brig hauled her wind and turned to rejoin the vessels off Brest.

They attended them all themselves, and to make sure of the congregation of thirty-three, they brought daily over from Quimper their wives and children, relations and friends.

There are tailors at Quimper, but that does not prevent tailors from being in Paris also, although the latter have to pay a much higher rent, as well as higher price for furniture, workmen, and food.

Englishman, who passed here in a dog-cart on his way to Quimper about an hour ago, and what do you suppose he wished to do?