Vincennes

[vin-senz; for 2 also French van-sen]

noun

a city in SW Indiana, on the Wabash: the first permanent settlement in Indiana, 1702.
a city in N France, near Paris.

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Historical Examples of vincennes

The distance to Vincennes by land, was a hundred and fifty miles.
Chronicles of Border Warfare
Alexander Scott Withers
Cahokia and Vincennes soon quietly succumbed to his influence.
Chronicles of Border Warfare
Alexander Scott Withers
The Bastille and Vincennes both seemed to me too near to Paris.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete
Duc de Saint-Simon
He would generally conduct her to Vincennes; at other times they would go to the theatre.
L'Assommoir
Emile Zola
In short, it made them think of the Bois de Vincennes when they went there for a picnic.
L'Assommoir
Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for vincennes

Vincennes

noun

a suburb of E Paris: 14th-century castle. Pop: 43 595 (1999)

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