Chambord

[shahn-bawr]

noun

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

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He was born on the same day as the Count of Chambord, the 29th of September, 1820.
L'Assommoir
Emile Zola
This is the history of Amboise as well, and is to a certain extent the history of Chambord.
A Little Tour in France
Henry James
On the way to Chambord you enter the flat and sandy Sologne.
A Little Tour in France
Henry James
He lived eight years at Chambord and filled up the moats of the castle.
A Little Tour in France
Henry James
But Chambord, like Madrid, was not a prison; it was a retreat.
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, vol. 06, No. 10, October 1900
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British Dictionary definitions for chambord

Chambord

noun

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

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