Clichy

American

[klee-shee] / kliˈʃi /

noun

an industrial suburb of Paris, France, on the Seine.

Clichy British

/ kliːˈʃiː /

noun

Official name: Clichy-la-Garenne. an industrial suburb of NW Paris: residence of the Merovingian kings (7th century). Pop: 50 179 (1999)

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But a foul by Gael Clichy meant the Gunners conceded a penalty and allowed McFadden to score a 95th-minute equaliser – just a minute later than the one Tom Edozie scored for Wolves on Wednesday.

From BBC

Former Arsenal and Manchester City star Gael Clichy was appointed coach at French third division side Caen on Monday.

From Barron's

"You cannot continue making individual mistakes," Clichy told Amazon Prime.

From BBC

Unlike in her previous Games as a cyclist, Storey will not compete on the track and will instead focus on the time trial and road race events which will take place in Clichy, near Paris.

From BBC

He spent two years as mayor of Clichy in Paris's northern suburbs and then, in 1979, was put on the Socialist party's list for the first direct elections to the European Parliament.

From BBC

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