Aubervilliers
[oh-ber-vee-lyey]
- a town in N France, a suburb of Paris.
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Heaviest of all was the bombardment of Bourget, then in possession of the Germans, from the fort of Aubervilliers.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the ArmyCharles Alexander Gordon
Some of our troops were trapped, the others got away, and fell back on the barricades in front of Aubervilliers.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in ParisHenry Labouchre
I hear that some of the troops have come in from Aubervilliers, and several regiments have marched by my windows.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in ParisHenry Labouchre
It matters little to me whether it comes from Villejuif or Aubervilliers.
The Jealousy of le BarbouillJean Baptiste Poquelin de Molire
The best were supposed to come from Maisons, Vaugirard, and Aubervilliers.
Aubervilliers
- an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 63 136 (1999)Former name: French Notre-Dame-des-Vertus (nɔtrədamdevɛrty)
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