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Colombes

American  
[kaw-lawnb] / kɔˈlɔ̃b /

noun

  1. a city in N France, NW of Paris.


Colombes British  
/ kɔlɔ̃b /

noun

  1. an industrial and residential suburb of NW Paris. Pop: 76 757 (1999)

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The body of Daniel Siad was discovered Monday evening by a young woman he was living with in Colombes, a Paris suburb, according to the local prosecutor’s office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Daniel Siad, 69, was discovered on Monday in Colombes, a north-west suburb of Paris, the Nanterre prosecutor's office confirmed to the BBC.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

In the neighboring suburb Colombes, protesters overturned garbage bins and used them for makeshift barricades.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2023

Starbucks kicked off the third wave, popularizing espresso drinks and reinventing them for American tastes, paving the way for the Blue Bottles and La Colombes of the world.

From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2022

He went to the Deux Colombes and ordered the dinner.

From The Azure Rose A Novel by Reginald Wright Kauffman

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