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

All three teenagers went to the same school in Argenteuil.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2021

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

From 1867 to 1874 and from 1880 to 1887 represented Argenteuil in House of Commons.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

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