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Asnières

American  
[ah-nyer] / ɑˈnyɛr /

noun

  1. a city in N central France, near Paris.


Asnières British  
/ anjɛr /

noun

  1. a suburb of Paris, France, on the Seine. Pop: 75 837 (1999)

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Her design — a wooden truck with skate wheels — is on display at the “200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries” exhibition in Asnières, France.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2022

Here, you’ll find Van Gogh in two very different states of mind: wandering the sunny streets of Asnières, and behind the iron-barred window of a mental hospital.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022

The Asnières painting depicts a laundry boat — one of many that were scattered along the Seine in the 19th century.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022

In its first year, 2011, the 6,000 spaces for Louis Vuitton’s workshop in Asnières were spoken for within 90 seconds of release; those for the Christian Dior Couture atelier went in three minutes.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2014

Sunday, 14th May: Vigorous cannonade from the batteries of Courbevoie, Bécon, Asnières on Levallois and Clichy: both villages evacuated.

From Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) by Leighton, John

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