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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

Clermont-Ferrand is situated on an eminence on the western border of the fertile plain of Limagne.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

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