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Annecy

American  
[anuh-see] / anəˈsi /

noun

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


Annecy British  
/ ansi /

noun

  1. a city and resort in E France, on Lake Annecy. Pop: 50 348 (1999)

  2. a lake in E France, in the Alps

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This version of “Animal Farm” also carries the distinctly eerie backing from Angel Studios, which picked up the film’s North American distribution rights after it premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival last year.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Making its U.S. premiere Friday after showing at Cannes and Annecy, “Mars Express” is a future noir both wildly imaginative and carefully thought out.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023

He also had 480 euros in cash and a Swedish driver’s license, and had been sleeping in the common area of an Annecy apartment building.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2023

Police detained the suspect in the lakeside park in the town of Annecy after bystanders - notably, a Catholic pilgrim who repeatedly swung at the attacker with his backpack - sought to deter him.

From Washington Times • Jun. 10, 2023

For Annecy, the home of Madame de Warens, our young Jean Jacques, sent thither by a Roman Catholic curate, sets out on foot.

From French Classics by Wilkinson, William Cleaver

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