Vincennes
Americannoun
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a city in SW Indiana, on the Wabash: the first permanent settlement in Indiana, 1702.
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a city in N France, near Paris.
noun
Example Sentences
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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
She cycled in the Bois de Vincennes with her daughter.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023
His only previous head coaching experience came during a two-year tenure at Vincennes, a junior college in southern Indiana, where he went 44-19.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2022
Even people from places outside the county, such as French Lick and Vincennes, have always told him, “You have the best honey,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2021
He had parked it on Fontainebleau, thinking that because the road was a foot or so higher than Vincennes, the truck would be spared.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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