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Cluny in British English
(ˈkluːnɪ, French klyni)
noun
a town in E central France: reformed Benedictine order founded here in 910; important religious and cultural centre in the Middle Ages. Pop: 4835 (2006)
Cluny in American English
(ˈkluni; French klyˈni)
town in EC France: site of a Benedictine monastery (910-1790): pop. 5,000
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