Fontenay-aux-Roses
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French Fontenay-aux-Roses.
Proper noun[edit]
- A town and commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, France.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The commune name originates from a local stream from a spring (fons, fontaine) in the hillside descending from the Châtillon plateau, with the addition ("of roses") added to distinguish this commune from numerous French communes named Fontenay.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- Fontenay-aux-Roses (a town and commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, France)
Derived terms[edit]
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