Fontainebleau

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proper noun

A royal palace in Fontainebleau, Paris, France; in full, Palace of Fontainebleau

OriginFrench Fontainebleau →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in the metropolitan area of Paris in Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France, home to a royal French palace.
    1. A royal palace in Fontainebleau, Paris, France; in full, Palace of Fontainebleau
    2. A forest in Paris, France; in full, Forest of Fontainebleau
    3. A spring and fountain in Paris, France
  2. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  3. A census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
  4. A neighbourhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Origin

  1. FrenchFontainebleau
  2. EnglishFontainebleau

Borrowed from French Fontainebleau

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Cite this entry
APA

Fontainebleau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fontainebleau

MLA

“Fontainebleau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fontainebleau. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fontainebleau,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fontainebleau.

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