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Châteauroux

American  
[shah-toh-roo] / ʃɑ toʊˈru /

noun

  1. a city in and capital of Indre, in central France.


Châteauroux British  
/ ʃɑtoru /

noun

  1. a town in central France: 10th-century castle ( Château-Raoul ). Pop: 49 632 (1999)

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Born in Châteauroux in central France in 1948, Depardieu had a troubled childhood before coming to Paris and being discovered as an actor in the early 1970s.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023

Galtier said it was purely a precautionary measure and Neymar, who damaged ligaments in his right ankle playing for Brazil at the World Cup, will be rested for Châteauroux.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023

He played as a defender for French teams Saint-Étienne, Cannes and Châteauroux, mostly in the second division.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2021

Cavendish’s victory in a sprint at the end of Thursday’s sixth stage from Tours to Châteauroux was the 32nd of his long career, two short of Merckx’s race record.

From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2021

What happened was simply that Philippe's career was swift and brilliant and that, after a probationary term at Lunéville and another at Châteauroux, he was appointed professor of history at Versailles.

From The Frontier by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

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