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Grenoble

American  
[gruh-noh-buhl, gruh-naw-bluh] / grəˈnoʊ bəl, grəˈnɔ blə /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Isère, in SE France.


Grenoble British  
/ ɡrəˈnəʊbəl, ɡrənɔblə /

noun

  1. a city in SE France, on the Isère River: university (1339). Pop: 153 317 (1999)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Schuss was created on an overnight deadline for the 1968 winter games in Grenoble, France.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

While England's starting XV had representation from eight of the PWR's nine sides, France line-up drew on just four of their domestic clubs; Toulouse, Stade Bordelais, Grenoble and Romagnat.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

He studied finance in Grenoble, France and then moved to the United States to study at Harvard, before joining consulting firm Deloitte where he became a partner and handled African operations.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Leveugle was arrested in 2024 after visiting his brother in the Isère department around Grenoble, a city in south-eastern France.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

In 1349 Grenoble was ceded with the rest of the Dauphin� to France, but retained various municipal privileges which had been granted by the dauphins to the town, originally by a charter of 1242.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

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