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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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

The 12th century “Stavelot Retable,” loaned by Paris’ Cluny Museum, shows the Christian Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the 12 apostles, courtesy of beams of light radiating from above.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 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

Archaeologists discovered a complete, well-preserved skeleton of a man, they named Offord Cluny 203645 - a combination of the Cambridgeshire village he was found in and his specimen number.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2023

Cluny waved cheerfully to the distant figure of Constance on the wall.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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