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Lunéville

American  
[ly-ney-veel] / lü neɪˈvil /

noun

  1. a city in NE France, W of Strasbourg: treaty between France and Austria 1801.


Lunéville British  
/ lynevil /

noun

  1. a city in NE France: scene of the signing of the Peace of Lunéville between France and Austria (1801). Pop: 20 200 (1999)

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They use a tambour hook technique called Lunéville, named after the town in Lorraine where it emerged around 1810, having traveled the Silk Road from Asia.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2021

This city was not so large as Lunéville and held by no means the same attractions as that early favorite of the 149th men.

From Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division by Kilner, Frederic R.

But we pulled out safely that evening, reaching Lunéville at midnight.

From Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division by Kilner, Frederic R.

What happened was simply that Philippe's career was swift and brilliant and that, after a probationary term at Lunéville and another at Châteauroux, he was appointed professor of history at Versailles.

From The Frontier by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

It is written after the peace of Lunéville had sealed for Germany the loss of her provinces west of the Rhine, and subsequent to the disasters of the German arms at Hohenlinden and Marengo.

From Hegel's Philosophy of Mind by Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

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