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Chablis , village (1990 pop. 2,608), Yonne dept., central France, in Burgundy. It is famous for the white wine named for it. There is a remarkable early Gothic church (12th cent.).

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Chablis French white wine. XVII. — F., f. name of a town in E. France.

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