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avignon

/ˈævɪnˌjɔn/

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What does avignon mean?

proper noun

  1. A city, the capital of Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈævɪnˌjɔn/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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'I want to spend my last half-hour at Avignon with you,' said my visitor, with a smile.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422
And when she died at Avignon, though his friends may have regained an almost estranged companionship, Mill was, personally, the poorer.
John Stuart MillOn LibertyProject Gutenberg ebook #34901
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On the boat from Lyons to Avignon they met with a big, intelligent-looking man.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
A vulgar incident of every-day life had sufficed to make Fabre decide to break openly with the University, and to leave Avignon.
Georges Victor LegrosFabre, Poet of ScienceTranslated by Bernard MiallProject Gutenberg ebook #3489
About this time great disturbances arose in Rome, owing to the dearness of living which was caused by the absence of the pontiff at Avignon.
Niccolò MachiavelliThe PrinceTranslated by W. K. (William Kenaz) MarriottProject Gutenberg ebook #1232