Amboise

[ ahn-bwahz ]

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

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How to use Amboise in a sentence

  • From his window he looked down upon the Loire and the meadows of the beautiful valley stretching from Amboise to Tours.

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  • To his mind, he ought either to be hanged or released; for he was, of course, entirely ignorant of the events at Amboise.

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  • Not to come to Amboise would constitute the crime of treason; but if he came, he put himself in the power of the Crown.

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  • Such was the Edict of Amboise—a half-way measure, very different from that which was desired on either side.

  • More direct infringements upon the liberty guaranteed by the Edict of Amboise had already been made or were yet in store.

British Dictionary definitions for Amboise

Amboise

/ (French 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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