Joinville

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

noun

Jean de [zhahn duh] /ʒɑ̃ də/, 1224?–1317, French chronicler.
Joinvile.

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Historical Examples of joinville

"Yes; but the Prince of Joinville is the handsomest," the king rejoined.
Henry IV, Makers of History
John S. C. Abbott
But what on earth are you going to do with that red and blue Joinville?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847
Various
But Joinville and Baldwin of Rheims rendered their comrades good service.
The Boy Crusaders
John G. Edgar
Joinville very soon discovered that he had scarcely a chance of escape.
The Boy Crusaders
John G. Edgar
And at this moment a terrible spectacle arrested Joinville's attention.
The Boy Crusaders
John G. Edgar

British Dictionary definitions for joinville

Joinville

noun

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

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