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.