Fontenay-aux-Roses
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French Fontenay-aux-Roses.
Proper noun
edit- A town and commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, France.
French
editEtymology
editThe 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
editProper noun
edit- Fontenay-aux-Roses (a town and commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, France)
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