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Definition of Tuileries in English:

Tuileries

proper noun

(also Tuileries Gardens)

  • Formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris. The gardens are all that remain of the Tuileries Palace, a royal residence begun in 1564 and burned down in 1871 during the Commune of Paris.

Pronunciation

Tuileries

/ˈtwēlərē(z)/ /ˈtwiləri(z)/

Origin

French, literally ‘Tile-works’ the palace was built on the site of an ancient tile works.