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Chamonix

[ sham-uh-nee, sham-uh-nee; French sha-maw-nee ]

noun

  1. a mountain valley in E France, N of Mont Blanc.


Chamonix

/ ʃamɔni; ˈʃæmənɪ /

noun

  1. a town in SE France, in the Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc: skiing and tourist centre. Pop: 9830 (1999)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Ms Manners is an alpinist, a mountain climber who specialises in difficult climbs, and now lives in Chamonix, France.

From BBC

Roberts, who made his first recorded climb at just three years old, clinched his first lead World Cup title at the Chamonix World Cup in July last year - three weeks after winning his first Word Cup title with Bouldering gold in Italy.

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The Haute-Savoie region is known for its outstanding Chamonix ski resort, which hosts World Cup races, for sweeping views across glacier fields to nearby Italy, and — some would say more importantly — as a producer of fine cheese.

Sports competitions held in Chamonix between 25 January and 5 February 1924 in association with the Paris Games were later designated as the inaugural Winter Olympics.

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After the men's slalom in Chamonix in February, where Swiss Daniel Yule staged an unprecedented comeback from 30th place after the first run to win the title, climatologist Mark Maslin said climate change had played a part.

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