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Aubervilliers

American  
[oh-ber-vee-lyey] / oʊ bɛr viˈljeɪ /

noun

  1. a town in N France, a suburb of Paris.


Aubervilliers British  
/ obɛrvilje /

noun

  1. Former name: Notre-Dame-des-Vertus.  an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 63 136 (1999)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Like Abdoulaye N., Mac Tyer comes from Aubervilliers, and he often raps about violence and social injustice in the banlieue.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

The second suspect is a 39-year-old unlicensed taxi driver from the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers.

From Barron's Oct. 30, 2025

Similar graffiti was also found in Parisian suburbs including Vanves, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Aubervilliers and Saint-Ouen.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2023

He visited another town in 2021 before being introduced to Aubervilliers.

From Seattle Times May 17, 2023

The heat was overpowering, the knapsack was heavy; they drank at every corner of the street; they arrived at last at the railway station of Aubervilliers.

From Sac-Au-Dos 1907 by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)

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