Aubervilliers
a town in n france, a suburb of paris.
historical examples
“that’s aubervilliers; they are fighting at bourget,” said the good old man, who knew all the forts.
the strand magazine, vol. 1 – no. 1, various
heaviest of all was the bombardment of bourget, then in possession of the germans, from the fort of aubervilliers.
recollections of thirty-nine years in the army charles alexander gordon
i hear that some of the troops have come in from aubervilliers, and several regiments have marched by my windows.
diary of the besieged resident in paris henry labouchre
some of our troops were trapped, the others got away, and fell back on the barricades in front of aubervilliers.
diary of the besieged resident in paris henry labouchre
the best were supposed to come from maisons, vaugirard, and aubervilliers.
manners, custom and dress during the middle ages and during the renaissance period paul lacroix
it matters little to me whether it comes from villejuif or aubervilliers.
the jealousy of le barbouill jean baptiste poquelin de molire
noun
an industrial suburb of paris, on the seine. pop: 63 136 (1999) former name (french) notre-dame-des-vertus (nɔtrədamdevɛrty)
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