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Amboise

American  
[ahn-bwahz] / ɑ̃ˈbwɑz /

noun

  1. a town in central France, east of Tours: known for its castle.


Amboise British  
/ ɑ̃bwaz /

noun

  1. a town in NW central France, on the River Loire: famous castle, a former royal residence. Pop: 11 457 (1999)

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He was imprisoned for four years in the French town of Amboise, where the new sculpture now stands.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2022

The two heads of state will meet at Amboise in the Indre-et-Loire region to visit the Château du Clos Lucé, where Da Vinci lived from March 1516 until his death in 1519.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2019

“It’s an extremely solemn gesture, showing that the two countries have this shared memory, this figure, a culture that binds our two countries,” the director of Amboise castle Jean-Louis Sureau told Reuters in an interview.

From Reuters • Apr. 29, 2019

This chateau that towers over the quaint, cobblestoned town of Amboise is home to the famous Chapel of Saint-Hubert, where Leonard da Vinci is buried.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2016

It is May and I am in the Amboise garden, soaking up the noon sun, courtiers milling about on the many paths; yet I am alone, with my sketchbook, to write, to think.

From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander

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