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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Example Sentences

Lying between the capital and the ancient royal palace at Fontainebleau, Fouju is a community of just 650 people.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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

A low-key official weigh-in, open only to the media, took place on Thursday morning in a conference room at the Fontainebleau Hotel.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

During the week leading up to the game, the Dolphins stayed in the Fontainebleau, a place nowhere near as nice as the Miami Beach hotel of the same name.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

He had parked it on Fontainebleau, thinking that because the road was a foot or so higher than Vincennes, the truck would be spared.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers