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Annecy (änsē`), town (1990 pop. 51,143), capital of Haute-Savoie dept., SE France, in Savoy Savoy (səvoi`), Fr. Savoie, Alpine region of E France. ..... Click the link for more information. in the N Alps, on beautiful Lake Annecy. A popular tourist resort, it also has printing plants and factories making jewelry, precision instruments, and wood, leather, and textile products. The center of the city, traversed by narrow canals, is picturesquely medieval. St. Francis de Sales, who was born in Annecy, was bishop from 1602 to 1622. The city has many fine churches, monasteries, and seminaries. The castle of the counts of Geneva (12th–14th cent.) dominates Annecy from a hill. Annecy 1. a city and resort in E France, on Lake Annecy. Pop.: 50 348 (1999) 2. Lake. a lake in E France, in the Alps How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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One whole year she spent in a hospital at Annecy after heavy toil in the harvest field; she had only undertaken the work in the hope that it would kill her, and that so she might die. |
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