Vincennes

American  

[vin-senz, van-sen] / vɪnˈsɛnz, vɛ̃ˈsɛn /

noun

1. a city in SW Indiana, on the Wabash: the first permanent settlement in Indiana, 1702.

2. a city in N France, near Paris.

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Vincennes British  

/ vɪnˈsɛnz, vɛ̃sɛn /

noun

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

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Vincennes

Fun Fact: Alice of Old Vincennes was a bestseller in 1900 and 1901.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

In July 1988, the USS Vincennes mistook an Iran Air commercial plane for a fighter and shot it down soon after takeoff from Dubai, killing 290 civilians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

Vincennes, and his father died of a stroke.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024

There is a bike-riding plumber and a cargo bike dog-walking service that hauls a basket full of canines to the Bois de Vincennes.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023

At first it was scattered villages, surrounded by the tendrils of the wood of Vincennes.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

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