Chambéry
Americannoun
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a city in and the capital of Savoie, in SE France.
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a dry vermouth from this city.
noun
Example Sentences
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You can sub in an Italian bianco — I do — which are inspired by the French Chambéry style but add a kind of vanilla-tinged softness.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2021
Roger Labbé farms roughly 25 acres not far from the village of Chambéry.
From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2021
The Duke of Savoy, in 1578, decided to bring the burial cloth of Christ from Chambéry, in France, to Turin, according to a Vatican account of that period.
From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2020
Dolin Vermouth de Chambéry from France is dry, widely available and moderately priced at $10 a half bottle.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2019
My son," said he, "as a philosopher and a citizen of the world you will find Melford repay patient study as much as Chambéry or Buda-Pesth or the Latin Quarter.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John
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