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Chambord

American  
[shahn-bawr] / ʃɑ̃ˈbɔr /

noun

  1. a village in the Loire Valley, N central France: site of Renaissance château built by Francis I.


Chambord British  
/ ʃɑ̃bɔr /

noun

  1. a village in N central France: site of a famous Renaissance chateau

"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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At the Château de Chambord, works owned by the state were left alone by the Germans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Other state-owned French tourist hotspots are also hiking their fees, including the Chambord Palace in the Loire region and the national opera house in Paris.

From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026

Horning suggests substituting raspberry flavors like Chambord for a twist on a French Martini or a Kir Royale.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2024

In the Loire Valley, thousands of young people who were taking part in a huge scout gathering had to take refuge in the Chateau of Chambord as hail, thunder and lightning pounded the area.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2022

The town, or rather village, or even hamlet, of Chambord is about the most abbreviated thing of its kind existent.

From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

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