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Fontenay-aux-Roses
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en fr Fontenay-aux-Roses.
Proper noun
1
en town/and/commune in the dept/Hauts-de-Seine c/France.
French
fr:
Etymology
The commune name originates from a local stream from a spring (fons, fontaine) in the hillside descending from the Châtillon plateau, with the addition ("of roses") added to distinguish this commune from numerous French communes named Fontenay.
Pronunciation
fr Fr-Paris--Fontenay-aux-Roses.ogg France
Proper noun
fr town/and/commune in the dept/Hauts-de-Seine c/France Fontenay-aux-Roses
Derived terms
fr fontenaisien, fr fontenaisienne
fr Fontenaisien, fr Fontenaisienne