Argenteuil

American  

[ar-zhahn-tœ-y^uh] / ar ʒɑ̃ˈtœ jə /

noun

1. a city in N France, on the Seine near Paris.

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Argenteuil British  

/ arʒɑ̃tœj /

noun

1. a suburb of Paris, France, with a convent (656) that became famous when Héloïse was abbess (12th century). Pop: 93 961 (1999)

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Argenteuil

The Petit Bras of the Seine at Argenteuil, painted in 1872, will be displayed at venues including the Ferens Art Gallery, Hull.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025

Wanzi Ang, 42, an information technician who said he has lived in Argenteuil since 1989, was much less surprised by the brutal details of the Théo Affair than his younger neighbors.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2017

Photograph: Argenteuil for the Guardian “I’ve lost count of how many times they have arrested me,” he told the Guardian in an interview at his apartment.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2016

Kriket was arrested on Thursday when French police raided a flat in the Argenteuil suburb of Paris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2016

He had not been long in Canada before he married Miss Harriet Bradford, a daughter of the Rev. Richard Bradford, first Rector of Chatham, Argenteuil County.

From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles