Fontainebleau

[ fon-tin-bloh; French fawn-ten-bloh ]

noun

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

Fontainebleau

/ ˈfɒntɪnˌbləʊ; fɔ̃tɛnblo /

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)

Example Sentences

Plus, VIEW OUR GALLERY of The Fontainebleau through the years.

From The Daily Beast

Novack's Batman collection, the largest in private hands, was started by Ben Sr. when he owned the Fontainebleau.

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Plus, VIEW OUR GALLERY of the Fontainebleau through the years.

From The Daily Beast

But you know that you must go to-night to Fontainebleau, where the king will hunt to-morrow and the day after.

From Project Gutenberg

Fontainebleau (see also Barbizon, and “Forest Notes”), visits to, xxiii.

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During the diplomatic reconnaissance led by Caulaincourt, the statesmen of these countries had been busy at Fontainebleau.

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But Fontainebleau has lately been the Scene of an Action more pleasant, grand and glorious, viz.

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There were many faces he had not seen at Fontainebleau, and even those familiar showed no sign that he was remembered here.

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