Évreux

[ ey-vrœ ]

/ eɪˈvrœ /

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noun

A historic town of northern France, WNW of Paris.

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Words nearby Évreux

evolve, evonymus, EVOO, Evora, e-voting, Évreux, Évros, Evtushenko, evulse, evulsion, Evvoia

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How to use Évreux in a sentence

Monstrelet relates that the bailiff of Evreux, sallying out without his greaves, had his leg badly broken by the kick of a horse.
Armour in England|J. Starkie Gardner
Lefebre took the Neubourg road so as to avoid Evreux and Louviers.
The House of the Combrays|G. le Notre
Meanwhile, however, the French were besieging the fortresses of the county of Evreux.
The History of England|T.F. Tout
Nearly 150 years ago, the Count of Evreux built it for his aristocratic city residence.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVII, August 1852, Vol. V|Various

St Taurin is a somewhat dilapidated and cob-webby church, but it is certainly one of the interesting features of Evreux.
Normandy, Complete|Gordon Home

British Dictionary definitions for Évreux

Évreux

/ (French evrø) /

noun

an industrial town in NW France: severely damaged in World War II; cathedral (12th–16th centuries). Pop: 51 198 (1999)

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