Joinville

[ French zhwan-veel for 1; Portuguese zhoin-vee-li for 2 ]

/ French ʒwɛ̃ˈvil for 1; Portuguese ʒɔ̃ɪ̃ˈvi lɪ for 2 /

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noun

Jean de

[zhahnduh], /ʒɑ̃ də/, 1224?–1317, French chronicler.

Joinvile.

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Words nearby Joinville

jointure, joint venture, jointworm, join up, Joinvile, Joinville, joist, jojoba, Jokai, joke, jokebook

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How to use Joinville in a sentence

So, it’s crucial that the Joinville, Brazil, company’s underlying IT infrastructure deliver reliable service with predictably high performance.
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On his route he stopped at Joinville, one of the estates of the family, recently erected in their favor into a principality.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
On the twenty-eighth of February, Guise, with two hundred armed retainers, left Joinville.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
"J'espre bien aussi m'en resentir ung jour," wrote the cardinal himself, a few weeks later, from Joinville.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird

This was M. de Joinville, who continued after his return from Genoa to show me much friendship.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau
It is for this reason M. de Joinville is not named in my list, although I had for a considerable time frequented his house.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau

British Dictionary definitions for Joinville

Joinville

/ (French ʒwɛ̃vil) /

noun

Jean de (ʒɑ̃ də). ?1224–1317, French chronicler, noted for his Histoire de Saint Louis (1309)

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