Pontoise

[ pawn-twaz ]

/ pɔ̃ˈtwaz /

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noun

a city in and the capital of Val-d'Oise, in N France, on the Oise River, NW of Paris.

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Words nearby Pontoise

Ponting, Pontius Pilate, Pont l'Évêque, pontlevis, Pontocaine, Pontoise, pontonier, pontoon, pontoon bridge, Pontoppidan, Pontormo

How to use Pontoise in a sentence

Surely, it could only be his sense of humour that made a "nun at Pontoise" of the issue of this liaison?
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall|W. R. H. Trowbridge
Her demands were outstripped by those of an assembly of deputies from the states which met at Pontoise.
History of the English People|John Richard Green
The avowed leaders of the court party are all nobles; among them is the knight of Charny and the knight James of Pontoise.
The Iron Trevet or Jocelyn the Champion|Eugne Sue
Out of this circumstance grew the proverb or popular saying, "Avoir l'air de revenir de Pontoise."
The Automobilist Abroad|M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

The domain of Pontoise belonged in turn to many seigneurs, but up to the Revolution it was still practically une ville monastique.
The Automobilist Abroad|M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield