Vincennes
Proper noun
Meaning
A city, a commune of Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France.
A city, the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States.
A township in Knox County, Indiana.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
A missile departs the forward launcher of Vincennes during a 1987 exercise.
He wrote that while walking to Vincennes (about three miles from Paris), he had a revelation that the arts and sciences were responsible for the moral degeneration of mankind, who were basically good by nature.
Napoleon III created the Bois de Boulogne (1852–1858) to the west of Paris: the Bois de Vincennes (1860–1865) to the east; the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont (1865–1867) to the north, and Parc Montsouris (1865–1878) to the south.
In 1912 John W. Gaddis, a prominent architect in Vincennes, Indiana, entered into a contract with the County Commissioners to design, plan, and oversee the construction of a new courthouse.
In 1929, the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes forest parks were officially annexed to the city, bringing its area to about convert. citation The metropolitan area of the city is convert.
In May 1968, Lacan voiced his sympathy for the student protests and as a corollary his followers set up a Department of Psychology at the University of Vincennes (Paris VIII).