La Nouvelle-Rochelle
French
Alternative forms
- Nouvelle-Rochelle, Nouvelle Rochelle
Etymology
From nouvelle (“new”) + Rochelle, calque of English New Rochelle, in turn of French and Old French origin. Doublet of New Rochelle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la nu.vɛl ʁɔ.ʃɛl/
- Rhymes: -ɛl
Proper noun
La Nouvelle-Rochelle f
- (Canada) New Rochelle (a city in Westchester County, New York, United States)
- Synonym: (European French) New Rochelle