Châlons

American  

[sha-lawn] / ʃaˈlɔ̃ /

noun

1. Also called Châlons-sur-Marne.  a city in and the capital of Marne, in NE France: defeat of Attila a.d. 451.

2. Also called Châlons-sur-Saône.  a city in E France, on the Saône River. 60,451.

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Example Sentences

They left Troyes, and approached Châlons on the 15th, and at some distance from the town were met by a number of citizens who had come to offer their submission.

From Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages by Various

You must go to Châlons and make an exhaustive enquiry into the relations of V.... with Nichoune.

From A Nest of Spies by Allain, Marcel

On the wide flats in the neighbourhood of Châlons the Romans and Goths were hurled back in ancient times, and there, too, "furious Frank and fiery Hun" strove for the mastery.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. by Parrott, James Edward

At Châlons, Joan had the great joy of meeting friends from Domremy.

From Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages by Various

The coche d'eau, as it is whimsically called, is a passage-boat which plies between Châlons and Lyons: places are reserved in it for those who may arrive by the diligence from Paris.

From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby