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Fontainebleau
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English
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Etymology
en fr Fontainebleau
Proper noun
en town in the metropolitan area of area/Paris in dept/Seine-et-Marne r/Île-de-France c/France, home to a royal French palace.
en Royal residences en royal palace town/Fontainebleau area/Paris c/France Palace of Fontainebleau
en forest area/Paris c/France Forest of Fontainebleau
en spring/and/fountain area/Paris c/France
en suburb city/Johannesburg c/South Africa.
en CDP co/Miami-Dade County s/Florida c/USA.
en neighbourhood city/New Orleans s/Louisiana c/USA.
Related terms
en Chateau of Fontainebleau Fontainebleau Chateau Fontainebleau Palace Palace of Fontainebleau Forest of Fontainebleau Fontainebleau Forest
French
Etymology
From fr frm Fontaine Belle-Eau, Spring of Beautiful Water, from fr fro -, from fr ML. Fons Bleaudi, from fr VL. Fontem blahaud. From a natural fresh water spring located in what is now the English Garden of the Palace of Fontainebleau, turned into a fountain.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Fontainebleau.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Proper noun
fr town area/Paris dept/Seine-et-Marne r/Île-de-France c/France
fr spring/and/fountain area/Paris dept/Seine-et-Marne r/Île-de-France c/France
fr forest area/Paris dept/Seine-et-Marne r/Île-de-France c/France Forêt de Fontainebleau
fr palace area/Paris dept/Seine-et-Marne r/Île-de-France c/France Château de Fontainebleau
Derived terms
fr Château de Fontainebleau Forêt de Fontainebleau
Related terms
fr fontaine belle eau
Descendants
en 1 Fontainebleau