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

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

It also references Google search result rankings and Brown’s Breezy Bowl afterparty at Fontainebleau Miami Beach LIV Nightclub, the same venue that hosted the brand’s event of the same name on July 21, 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

Hallyday's yellow-and-black 1975 model was one of 69 classic cars sold by Osena in Fontainebleau, near Paris, on Monday.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

This year’s celebratory design features a bowtie pattern created in partnership with Fontainebleau Las Vegas, the globally anticipated luxury resort and casino that opened on the Las Vegas Strip earlier this month.

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2023

Most important for our purposes, she staged spectacular pageants at Fontainebleau, Chenonceau and other grand chateaux she had had constructed along Italian lines.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall