Chambéry

[ shahn-bey-ree ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of Savoie, in SE France.

  2. a dry vermouth from this city.

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How to use Chambéry in a sentence

  • Then they made ready to go to Chambéry to meet the Duke of Savoy.

    With Spurs of Gold | Frances Nimmo Greene
  • Blanquette half dozed, her head against Paragot's shoulder, as she had done that far-off evening of our return from Chambéry.

    The Belovd Vagabond | William J. Locke
  • But two infantry regiments came in at the same time from Chambéry and on these Général Marchand hoped to be able to reckon.

    The Bronze Eagle | Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
  • By the way, Turin is nearly as cold as Chambéry; you can't believe yourself to be in Italy.

  • Two hours afterwards we started for Chambéry, as odd a procession as ever gave food for a high-road's gaiety.

    The Belovd Vagabond | William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for Chambéry

Chambéry

/ (French ʃɑ̃beri) /


noun
  1. a city in SE France, in the Alps: skiing centre; former capital of the duchy of Savoy. Pop: 55 786 (1999)

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