Cluny

American

[kloo-nee, kly-nee] / ˈklu ni, klüˈni /

noun

a town in E France, N of Lyons: ruins of a Benedictine abbey.

Cluny British

/ ˈkluːnɪ, klyni /

noun

a town in E central France: reformed Benedictine order founded here in 910; important religious and cultural centre in the Middle Ages. Pop: 4376 (1999)

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Cluny

Nicola said the family were initially delighted when Janette got a place at the home, near Cluny, in February 2024.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025

“Elaine doesn’t have a publicist or a gatekeeper of any kind,” says Courogen over lunch at Cafe Cluny near her apartment in Manhattan’s West Village.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024

Cluny Brown is not cunning or crafty; she doesn’t even think of herself as a rebel.

From New York Times ● May 4, 2024

The movement is often associated with the monastery of Cluny in France, which managed to get independence from the local aristocrat.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Cluny had never been one to put his faith in omens, but this dream...it had been so lifelike and vivid that he shuddered.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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