Colombes

[ kaw-lawnb ]

/ kɔˈlɔ̃b /

a city in N France, NW of Paris.

Example sentences from the Web for colombes

The rascal had a house at Colombes and always invited me to spend Sunday with him.

Original Short Stories, Volume 9 (of 13) |Guy de Maupassant
Ah, an idea has just struck me: why should you not come to see me in the country—at Colombes?

Rene Mauperin |Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt
This unfortunate Queen died suddenly at her country-house at Colombes in 1669.

The Life of Marie de Medicis, Vol. 1 (of 3) |Julia Pardoe
By the beginning of October he was on active service, stationed now at Asnieres, now at Colombes.

The History of David Grieve |Mrs. Humphry Ward

She died on the 31st of August 1666, at Colombes, not far from Paris.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 |Various

Colombes

/ (French kɔlɔ̃b) /

an industrial and residential suburb of NW Paris. Pop: 76 757 (1999)