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Au⋅vergne

[oh-vairn, oh-vurn; Fr. oh-vern-yuh ]
–noun
a former province in central France.
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Au·vergne   (ō-vûrn', ō-věrn')   
A historical region and former province of central France traversed north to south by the Auvergne Mountains, a chain of extinct volcanoes. Auvergne became part of the French royal domain in 1615.
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