Chambord

[ shahn-bawr ]

/ ʃɑ̃ˈbɔr /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Chambord

Chambersburg, Chambertin, chamber tomb, Chambéry, Chambly, Chambord, chambray, chambré, chameleon, chametz, chamfer

How to use Chambord in a sentence

This gallery led to the magnificent staircase which, no doubt, inspired the famous double staircase of Chambord.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
As for my father, he hasn't had to decide anything since the Comte de Chambord refused to adopt the tricolour.
Coming Home|Edith Wharton
M. de Faverges one evening came to look for the curé, in order to tell him that the Count de Chambord had arrived in Normandy.
Bouvard and Pcuchet|Gustave Flaubert
The window-openings of the two first stories are beautiful enough to rival those of Chambord and equal those of Blois.
Legends & Romances of Brittany|Lewis Spence

The delegate cancelled the suspension of papers that had published letters from Chambord and D'Aumale.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary

British Dictionary definitions for Chambord

Chambord

/ (French ʃɑ̃bɔr) /

noun

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

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