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Clermont-Ferrand

American  
[kler-mawn-fe-rahn] / klɛr mɔ̃ fɛˈrɑ̃ /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Puy-de-Dôme, in central France.


Clermont-Ferrand British  
/ klɛrmɔ̃fɛrɑ̃ /

noun

  1. a city in S central France: capital of Puy-de-Dôme department; industrial centre. Pop: 137 140 (1999)

"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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Kantorow, who is 27 and was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, has been pushed in the other direction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025

But the big machine in Clermont-Ferrand offers them an afterlife, shredding them and then meticulously removing buttons and sequins.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2023

Even without the help of leadout man Mathieu van der Poel, the Alpecin–Deceuninck rider proved strongest in the frenetic last kilometer of Stage 11 from Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins in central France.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

The first rest day follows in Clermont-Ferrand on July 10.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

It is grand driving from Le Puy northward toward Clermont-Ferrand and Vichy.

From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Albert Bigelow Paine

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