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- A city of north-central France east of Paris. Its 14th-century castle was once a royal residence and later a state prison.
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(Naturally, I'm not going to assert that the Bois de Vincennes is the largest in Europe, but I can't think of a counter-example on that one!) # posted by James D: 25 February, 2009 03: 56
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John James (Jack) Wall was born in Vincennes, Indiana on February 17, 1922.
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Go Indiana, (I have family in Vincennes) and Go North Carolina!
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Today’s dose of cute comes from Kibongo, a baby crowned lemur (Propithecus verreauxi coronatus) making its first official appearance at a zoo in Vincennes, near Paris, February 21, 2008.
Kibongo « Isegoria 2008
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PHILBRICK: The Vincennes is the large one on the left, with no sails up.
Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 2004
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Far to the south, on the Wabash River, in what is now the State of Indiana, was another fort called Vincennes, which lay about one hundred and fifty miles to the east of Fort Kaskaskia.
Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Charles Morris 1877
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Vincennes, which is a sort of citadel for Paris, and which has served for a state prison since the destruction of the Bastille.
Recollections of Europe James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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Darron Cummings/Associated Press Crews removed downed branches in Vincennes.
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(formerly known as the Vincennes Elks), to be intimidated next week when the PGA Professional
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"Vincennes" is known in the US Navy as "robocruiser" for its extremely aggressive actions against Iran.
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