Épernay

See also: Epernay

English

Proper noun

Épernay

1. A commune in Marne department, Grand Est, France.

French

Alternative forms

• Epernay
• Épernai, Epernai (both archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.pɛʁ.nɛ/

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Proper noun

Épernay ?

1. A town in the Marne department, France

Usage notes

• In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.