Amboise

[ ahn-bwahz ]

/ ɑ̃ˈbwɑz /

a town in central France, E of Tours: castle.

Definition for amboise (2 of 2)

d'Amboise

[ French dahn-bwaz ]

/ French dɑ̃ˈbwaz /

Jacques

[French zhahk] /French ʒɑk/(Joseph),born 1934, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer.

Both of these royal ladies came here as brides and both were received with joyful acclamations at Amboise.

In Chteau Land |Anne Hollingsworth Wharton
The distance between the good town of Blois and Amboise is less than twenty miles.

The Lightning Conductor |C. N. Williamson
The text of the edict of Amboise is given by Isambert, Recueil des anc.

History of the Rise of the Huguenots |Henry Baird
The Vidame died after a few months' captivity, on the day when he came out of prison, a short time before the Amboise conspiracy.

The Works of Honor de Balzac |Honor de Balzac

I dont suppose a more perfect old Angevin town exists than Amboise.

An Autobiography |Elizabeth Butler

Amboise

/ (French ɑ̃bwaz) /

a town in NW central France, on the River Loire: famous castle, a former royal residence. Pop: 11 457 (1999)