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Cluny

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

noun

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


Cluny British  
/ ˈkluːnɪ, klyni /

noun

  1. 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)

"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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The incident, which involved a involved a black Nissan Qashqai and a white Volkswagen Polo, happened at around 23:10 on Friday on the B981, between Cluny and the Chapel junction roundabout.

From BBC Dec. 20, 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

Other monasteries around France flocked to be included in the rights and privileges that Cluny had earned, creating a movement called the Cluniac reform.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

A timid paw tapping on the door snapped Cluny from his reverie with a start.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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