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Fontainebleau.

a town in Paris, Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France

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Meaning & usage

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  1. a town in Paris, Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France a spring and fountain in Paris, Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France

  2. a town in Paris, Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France a forest in Paris, Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France; in full, Forêt de Fontainebleau

  3. a town in Paris, Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France a palace in Paris, Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France; in full, Château de Fontainebleau

Where this word comes from

From Middle French Fontaine Belle-Eau, Literally, “Spring of Beautiful Water”, from Old French, from Medieval Latin Fons Bleaudi, from Vulgar Latin 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.

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