Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A town of eastern France at the foot of Mont Blanc. A major center for skiing and mountaineering, it hosted the first Winter Olympics (1924).
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- proper noun A town in the
département of Haute-Savoie.
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Examples
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The men have a downhill and slalom in Chamonix, France.
USATODAY.com - Hat trick fits 17-year-old U.S. hockey star 2005
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The winner of both combined events last year — in Chamonix, France, and Kitzbuehel — Miller has had less success this time.
USATODAY.com - Miller's chance for sweep ends with Kitzbuehel event scrapped 2005
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Eight years ago, we booked a week's holiday in Chamonix.
Family ski: never say never in South Tyrol Martin Love 2010
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Up to 10cm of new snow fell in French Chamonix 167-310cm, greatly enhancing upper slopes.
Skiwatch: The Austrian ski slopes will be perfect for New Year 2011
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Lord Byron was furious when one of his countrywomen called Chamonix "rural"; yet, after all, the poor creature was giving the scenery what praise she understood.
Americans and Others Agnes Repplier 1904
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The snow and ice Games have moved from famous winter sports resorts such as Chamonix, St Moritz and Cortina d'Ampezzo, via the famous Holmenkollen in Oslo and the winter wonderland of Lillehammer, to the big cities such as Nagano and Salt Lake City which have mountain venues nearby.
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Savills reports that there's been a 'considerable softening' in resorts such as Chamonix and Flaine, with transaction prices 20% below their 2007 peak, when prices had been overheated.
Daily Financial News 2009
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Chamonix is one of the world's best off-piste resorts, a great place to take a course in skiing powder
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At Chamonix itself, we took a little railway up to a glacier which had had a few caves carved into it (yes, Hobblings and caves does seem to be becoming a theme) and did our very best to photograph bubbles trapped in ice.
Susannah's Journal skittledog 2009
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At Chamonix itself, we took a little railway up to a glacier which had had a few caves carved into it (yes, Hobblings and caves does seem to be becoming a theme) and did our very best to photograph bubbles trapped in ice.
skittledog: There may be mountains ahead... skittledog 2009
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