Bicêtre

French

Alternative forms

  • Bichestre, Vinchestre (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed and corrupted from English Winchester.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.sɛtʁ/

Proper noun

Bicêtre m

  1. a former estate in Paris, France; now part of the commune of Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
  2. The Bicêtre Hospital; a university hospital located in the commune of Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.

Derived terms

  • bicêtrier

See also