Chamonix

American  

[sham-uh-nee, sham-uh-nee, sha-maw-nee] / ˌʃæm əˈni, ˈʃæm ə ni, ʃa mɔˈni /

French Chamouni

noun

1. a mountain valley in E France, N of Mont Blanc.

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Chamonix British  

/ ʃamɔni, ˈʃæmənɪ /

noun

1. a town in SE France, in the Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc: skiing and tourist centre. Pop: 9830 (1999)

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Example Sentences

A three-sided black box in the back of the gallery showcases rich color tableaux and classic black-and-white portraits from “Poor Things,” the latter taken the old-fashioned way with insertable plates of Ilford HP5 film in a wood-and-carbon-fiber Chamonix 4x5 camera.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Manners is an alpinist, a mountain climber who specialises in difficult climbs, and now lives in Chamonix, France.

From BBC

Roberts, who made his first recorded climb at just three years old, clinched his first lead World Cup title at the Chamonix World Cup in July last year - three weeks after winning his first Word Cup title with Bouldering gold in Italy.

From BBC

The Haute-Savoie region is known for its outstanding Chamonix ski resort, which hosts World Cup races, for sweeping views across glacier fields to nearby Italy, and — some would say more importantly — as a producer of fine cheese.

From Seattle Times

Sports competitions held in Chamonix between 25 January and 5 February 1924 in association with the Paris Games were later designated as the inaugural Winter Olympics.

From BBC