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Vincennes

/væ̃ˈsɛn/

Vincennes proper noun: a city and commune of Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.

Proper noun

Vincennes

  1. A city and commune of Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
  2. A city, the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States.
  3. A township in Knox County, Indiana.

Origin of Vincennes

From French Vincennes, ultimately from a Gaulish root. The US placename was named after François-Marie Bissot, Lord of Vincennes in France.

Words that rhyme with Vincennes

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Questions about Vincennes

What does Vincennes mean?
Vincennes means a city and commune of Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
What part of speech is Vincennes?
Vincennes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Vincennes?
Vincennes is pronounced /væ̃ˈsɛn/.

Words near Vincennes in the dictionary

  1. vincantril
  2. vincas
  3. Vince
  4. Vincelette
  5. Vincelettes
  6. Vincennes
  7. vincent
  8. Vincent's angina
  9. Vincent's infection
  10. Vincent's stomatitis
  11. Vincenti

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