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
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
Prior to that, he attended Vincennes University in Indiana.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2023
“It seems a complete improvisation,” said Yves Sintomer, a professor of political science at the Paris University of Vincennes Saint-Denis.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022
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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