Montmartre

American

[mawn-mar-tr^uh] / mɔ̃ˈmar trə /

noun

a hilly section in the N part of Paris, France: noted for the artists who have frequented and lived in the area.

Montmartre British

/ mɔ̃martrə /

noun

a district of N Paris, on a hill above the Seine: the highest point in the city; famous for its associations with many artists

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The rare sight of the French capital covered in snow drew residents and tourists out to ski down the slopes of Montmartre and along the Champs de Mars gardens below the Eiffel Tower.

From BBC

The authorities in the French capital launched a lottery on Monday, offering 30 monuments for sale in a raffle -- 10 at Pere-Lachaise, 10 at Montparnasse and 10 at Montmartre.

From Barron's

The city of Paris has launched a lottery to restore funerary monuments within the overcrowded cemeteries of Père-Lachaise, Montparnasse and Montmartre.

From BBC

At the Olympics she was in medal contention on the final lap before she was dropped on the climb of Montmartre with 10km to go and rode solo to claim fifth.

From BBC

Aimée lived the last decades of her life in the district of Montmartre in Paris.

From BBC

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