Vincennes

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

/ vɪnˈsɛnz; for 2 also French vɛ̃ˈsɛn /

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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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How to use Vincennes in a sentence

There had been a great chase commanded in the Bois de Vincennes, for M. de Monsoreau to enter on his functions of chief huntsman.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
Harrison's troops helped themselves to what they wanted, burned the deserted town, and returned to Vincennes with rapid marches.
Four American Indians|Edson L. Whitney
Tecumseh sent the Governor a brief, friendly reply, in which he promised to go to Vincennes himself in a short time.
Four American Indians|Edson L. Whitney
M. Jacobson had selected the sword, and would fight that very hour, in the woods of Vincennes.
File No. 113|Emile Gaboriau

It was not easy to tame the rude defiance of Vincennes, or give facility to the reserved and guarded approaches of Gaillon.
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, vol. 06, No. 10, October 1900|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Vincennes

Vincennes

/ (French vɛ̃sɛn, English vɪnˈsɛnz) /

noun

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

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