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Villeneuve

American  
[veel-nœv] / vilˈnœv /

noun

  1. Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre de 1763–1806, French admiral.


Villeneuve British  
/ vilnœv /

noun

  1. Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre de (pjɛr ʃarl ʒɑ̃ batist silvɛstrə də). 1763–1806, French admiral, defeated by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

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The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, which is situated on the Ile Notre Dame in the St Lawrence Seaway alongside downtown Montreal, is a very different track from Miami.

From BBC May 21, 2026

This would qualify a Canadian director like Denis Villeneuve, whose “Dune” films shoot in Hungary, as a past winner of awards at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

David Lean’s directing clearly inspired generations of American filmmakers, with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Paul Thomas Anderson, Denis Villeneuve, Christopher Nolan and many more influenced by its grand scope and immense performances.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

“It’s a trailer launch? It looks like a premiere,” Villeneuve said during the event, which included a Q&A with the cast and was met by thunderous applause from the audience.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

When Madame Villeneuve set off from the coast to visit Paris, she left Pauline in a convent.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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