Aubervilliers

[ oh-ber-vee-lyey ]

/ oʊ bɛr viˈlyeɪ /

a town in N France, a suburb of Paris.

Example sentences from the Web for aubervilliers

It matters little to me whether it comes from Villejuif or Aubervilliers.

The Jealousy of le Barbouill |Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Molire
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
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
"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

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

Aubervilliers

/ (French obɛrvilje) /

an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 63 136 (1999) Former name: French Notre-Dame-des-Vertus (nɔtrədamdevɛrty)