Besançon

[ buh-zahn-sawn ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Doubs, in E France: Roman ruins.

Besançon

/ bəzɑ̃sɔ̃ /

noun

1. a city in E France, on the Doubs River: university (1422). Pop: 117 733 (1999)

Example Sentences

He won a competition for orchestral conductors in Besançon, France, that year, and was invited by one of the judges, Charles Munch, then the music director of the Boston Symphony, to study at the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood, the orchestra’s summer home in western Massachusetts.

From New York Times

Last year, a court found Nicolas Zepeda guilty of murdering 21-year-old Narumi Kurosaki in Besançon, in eastern France in a trial that made national headlines in France, Chile and Japan.

From Reuters

Last year, a court found Nicolas Zepeda guilty of murdering 21-year-old Narumi Kurosaki in Besançon, in eastern France in a trial that gripped national headlines in France, Chile and Japan.

From Reuters

A restoration that darkened the face of a bronze statue of Victor Hugo near his birthplace in Besançon, France, has spurred a racist backlash.

From New York Times

“And it legitimizes little minds, like the ones who did this in Besançon, whose actions can be violent.”

From New York Times