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Melun

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[muh-lœn] / məˈlœ̃ /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.


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Protesters said improvement works at the Melun station have been repeatedly pushed back and that difficulties there for people with mobility challenges are mirrored across the Paris region.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023

It was Drouet, from Melun in the brie cheese country east of Paris, who thought of the idea of a nationwide protest against fuel taxes on 17 November.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2019

The security forces raided her family home in Melun, south-west of Paris, but found no explosives no firearms there, and took her in custody.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2016

Distinct French recipes for La Varenne-style macaroons developed in places such as Amiens, Melun, Joyeuse, and Niorts, and in many convents, where they became a specialty by the 18th century.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2011

A prisoner at Melun, who is called the Gros-Boiteux, told me that there was at Beaugency an old convict of his acquaintance, who employed the freed prisoners in a factory of white lead.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

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