Advertisement

Advertisement

Cluny

[ kloo-nee; French kly-nee ]

noun

  1. a town in E France, N of Lyons: ruins of a Benedictine abbey.


Cluny

/ ˈkluːnɪ; klyni /

noun

  1. a town in E central France: reformed Benedictine order founded here in 910; important religious and cultural centre in the Middle Ages. Pop: 4376 (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
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Nicola said the family were initially delighted when Janette got a place at the home, near Cluny, in February 2024.

From

The 12th century “Stavelot Retable,” loaned by Paris’ Cluny Museum, shows the Christian Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the 12 apostles, courtesy of beams of light radiating from above.

From

“Elaine doesn’t have a publicist or a gatekeeper of any kind,” says Courogen over lunch at Cafe Cluny near her apartment in Manhattan’s West Village.

From

Cluny Brown is not cunning or crafty; she doesn’t even think of herself as a rebel.

From

The orphaned 20-year-old niece of a London plumber, Cluny is guileless, openhearted and supremely self-confident.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


clunkyCluny lace