Grenoble
pronunciation
How to pronounce Grenoble in British English:
UK [ɡrəˈnəubl]
How to pronounce Grenoble in American English:
US [ɡrəˈnobəl, -ˈnɔbl]
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- Noun:
- a city in southeastern France on the Isere River
Word Origin
- Grenoble
- city in southeastern France, from Roman Gratianopolis, named for 4c. roman emperor Flavius Gratianus. During the French Revolution the city was briefly renamed Grelibre, as if from noble.
Example
- 1. The skinwall building in grenoble was designed to answer a brief calling for a new solution to insulation .
- 2. He would have preferred lausanne or grenoble because of the potential for skiing but neither replied to his application .
- 3. Grenoble 's students are given 72 hours of language tuition over two semesters , with classes running into the early evening after the mba teaching finishes .
- 4. At grenoble graduate school of business in france , they can call on the university 's renowned languages department .
- 5. Two more french schools moved into the top five this year : local rivals , grenoble and em lyon .