Fontainebleau

American  

[fon-tin-bloh, fawn-ten-bloh] / ˈfɒn tɪnˌbloʊ, fɔ̃ tɛnˈbloʊ /

noun

1. a town in N France, SE of Paris: famous palace, long a favorite residence of French kings; extensive forest.

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Fontainebleau British  

/ fɔ̃tɛnblo, ˈfɒntɪnˌbləʊ /

noun

1. a town in N France, in the Forest of Fontainebleau: famous for its palace (now a museum), one of the largest royal residences in France, built largely by Francis I (16th century). Pop: 15 942 (1999)

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Fontainebleau

Just outside the French capital, a blaze in the Fontainebleau forest resulted in the first-ever deployment of water-bomber planes in the Paris region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as "virulent" and of "exceptional scale", partially closed the country's main north-south highway, disrupting traffic during the first major weekend getaway of the summer.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Other sessions are planned, including on water pollution, while a visit to Fontainebleau woodland south of Paris is also scheduled Thursday as part of a session dedicated to forests.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

Mansfield was “fascinated” by Gurdjieff’s ideas, according to Ms. Kimber; when she died, she was at the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man in Fontainebleau, outside Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Miles away, shrouded in a summery veil of heat-haze and sea-sparkle, he could see the towers of the pale, expensive hotels— the Fontainebleau, the Eden Roc, the Roney Plaza.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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