Argenteuil

American  

[ar-zhahn-tœ-y^uh] / ar ʒɑ̃ˈtœ yə /

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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Example Sentences

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

French and Belgian police have successfully found and neutralized bomb "factories", most recently in the Paris suburb of Argenteuil on Thursday.

From Reuters • Mar. 25, 2016

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

But I am still unhoused, and here my good friend and fellow-workman, Alcibiade Tourniquet, native of Argenteuil, stands me in good stead. 

From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by Duthie, William