hôtel de ville

[ oh-tel duh veel ]

noun

, French.

, plural hô·tels de ville [oh-, tel, d, uh, , veel].

1. a city hall.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hôtel de ville¹

Literally, “mansion of the city”

Example Sentences

The Hotel de Ville was the appointed place of rendezvous for the swarming multitudes.

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A new Hotel de Ville, one of the most magnificent buildings in Europe, has replaced the old hall.

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Hotel de Ville (the Town Hall) is an elegant building dating from the 15th century.

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It is preserved in the Hotel-de-Ville at Bayeux, and consists of a long band of linen about 231 ft. long and 20 in.

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But one principal building in all the town was left standing—the Hotel de Ville.

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