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Join⋅ville

[Fr. zhwan-veel for 1; Port. zhoin-vee-li for 2]
–noun
1. Jean de [zhahn duh] , 1224?–1317, French chronicler.
2. Joinvile.

Join⋅vi⋅le

[zhoin-vee-li]
–noun
a seaport in S Brazil. 88,647.
Also, Joinville.
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Join·vi·le also Join·vil·le   (zhoiɴ-vē'lē)   
A city of southern Brazil north-northeast of Pôrto Alegre. Founded c. 1850 by German immigrants, it is an important industrial center. Population: 470,000.
Join·ville   (zhwāɴ-vēl')   
French chronicler who wrote Histoire de Saint Louis (1309), the principal source on the life of Louis IX.
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