Avignon

American  

[a-vee-nyawn] / a viˈnyɔ̃ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Vaucluse, in SE France, on the Rhone River: papal residence 1309–77.

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Avignon British  

/ aviɲɔ̃ /

noun

1. a city in SE France, on the Rhône: seat of the papacy (1309–77); famous 12th-century bridge, now partly destroyed. Pop: 85 935 (1999)

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Example Sentences

Now, the tight-knit family unit that entered the Avignon tribunal last September is no more.

From BBC

The two artists, united by their interest in experimenting with time and space in theater, soon teamed up to create “Einstein on the Beach,” which premiered in 1976 in Avignon, France.

From Los Angeles Times

A bride was shot dead on her wedding night in a village near the south-east French city of Avignon after masked gunmen opened fire, local officials say.

From BBC

Dominique Pelicot, 72, was found guilty of all charges by a judge in Avignon.

From BBC

Judges in Avignon in southern France found all 51 defendants aged 27 to 74 guilty, but a lawyer for Gisèle Pelicot said on Friday that "no sentence will give her back her ruined life".

From BBC