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dauphine

1

[ daw-feen; French doh-feen ]

noun

, plural dau·phines [daw, -feenz, doh-, feen].
  1. the wife of a dauphin.


Dauphiné

2

[ doh-fee-ney ]

noun

  1. a historical region and former province of SE France.

dauphine

1

/ dofin; ˈdɔːfiːn; ˈdɔːfɪnɪs; dɔːˈfiːn /

noun

  1. French history the wife of a dauphin


Dauphiné

2

/ dofine /

noun

  1. a former province of SE France: its rulers, the Counts of Vienne, assumed the title of dauphin; annexed to France in 1457

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dauphine1

1860–65; < French; Middle French dalfine, feminine of dalphin dauphin

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Example Sentences

We are in the hands of the army, M. le Comte, and in the Dauphiné; alas!

Cantal possesses three of them, Hérault five, Burgundy two—no more, while Dauphiné reckons for itself alone up to fifteen marvels.

Satisfied that he has done the right thing, he finally goes back to his quarters in the Hotel du Dauphiné close to the ramparts.

Its origin has been traced to the mountain people of the Dauphiné called Gavots—whence its name.

Dauphiné behaved well; and I am particularly pleased to know that her people wept when they saw, once more, the gray overcoat.

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