Cannes
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noun
Usage
What is Cannes? Cannes is a popular short name for the Cannes Film Festival, one of the world’s most well-known and prestigious film festivals. It is held annually in the city of Cannes, France. Cannes is known for featuring a variety of international films ranging from high-budget feature films to independent short films. Some films hold their premiere at Cannes. The festival, held in the resort city of Cannes on the Mediterranean Sea, has become known as a glamorous event attended by many famous actors, directors, and other celebrities. How do you pronounce Cannes?Cannes is typically pronounced in English like can, but it can also be pronounced like cans.
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Cannes hosts an annual international film festival.
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Effects were reported in Nice, Antibes, and Cannes, with disturbances observed in Antibes for about half an hour.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Albertsons recently hired an in-house creative director to develop branded content, building on “Rico’s Tacos,” its P&G-produced scripted series that earned buzz at Cannes Lions, Monahan told the WSJ Leadership Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
But he once told AFP he systematically refused contract pie attacks, even when offered "a lot of money" to target A-listers Sharon Stone and Catherine Deneuve at the Cannes Film Festival.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Now, they’re festival peers — both had films at Cannes this year — and Kurosawa’s cinematographer on “Samurai” was Sasaki Yasuyuki, who had previously worked with Hamaguchi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
I saw them one spring in Cannes and later in Deauville and then they came back to Chicago to settle down.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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