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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern France in the Alps on Lake Annecy east-northeast of Lyon. It is a popular resort.
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Annecy is aiming to bring the Winter Olympics to France for the fourth time, and a third time in the Savoy Alps region following Chamonix in 1924 and Albertville in 1992.
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I stay with some friends in Annecy when I visit France, and I begged the recipe for the classic dressing in the moutarde jar.
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Riders get a rest day on Monday before the two other Alpine stages, an individual time trial in Annecy on Thursday, and a ride up the dreaded Mont Ventoux on Saturday.
Contador climbs to lead of Tour de France with Stage 15 win 2009
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Annecy is an international festival of animation film.
Bram Stoker Awards sfawardswatch 2009
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They will meet in Annecy on Friday, looking to follow in the footsteps of Albertville, the 1992 Winter Olympics host.
USATODAY.com - After rain on France's parade, questions raised 2005
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On the whole I found the films kind of a let down (I’ll never brag about having film in Annecy again ..) but it was worth it for one film, I think the best short film I’ve ever seen: Skhizein, which won the audience award.
sydneypadua.com » Blog Archive » Things I Draw When I’ve Had a Few 2008
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On Monday, we went to Annecy, which is a pretty little medieval town which we felt should be filled with Hobblings - there were so many character-filled old buildings and some excellent streets and squares for the having of fairs and parties.
skittledog: There may be mountains ahead... skittledog 2009
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On Monday, we went to Annecy, which is a pretty little medieval town which we felt should be filled with Hobblings - there were so many character-filled old buildings and some excellent streets and squares for the having of fairs and parties.
Susannah's Journal skittledog 2009
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France has created a sports agency to promote itself internationally for ventures such as Annecy's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Pyeongchang, South Korea, defeated Munich and Annecy, France, and will host the 2018 Winter Olympics, bringing the Winter Games to Asia for only the third time and the first time outside Japan.
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