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Dauphin en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /-ˈfæn/
  • /ˈdɔ.fɪn/
  • /doʊˈfɛn/

Etymology

See dauphin.

Meanings

  1. The title of a dauphin.
    • French Dauphins: Louis XII ascended to the throne without having been Dauphin. He had two sons, both of whom died young and bore the title. Then the title passed to François I’s son. Henri II and François II succeeded, but Henri IV was not Dauphin. Louis XIII was of his line. 1983, Jean-Charles de Fontbrune, translated by Alexis Lykiard, Nostradamus: Countdown to Apocalypse, Pan Books, published 1984, →ISBN, page 36:
    • Coordinate term: Dauphine

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Dauphin en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /-ˈfæn/
  • /ˈdɔ.fɪn/
  • /doʊˈfɛn/

Etymology

From French Dauphin.

Meanings

  1. A placename: ▸ A commune of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France.
  2. A placename: ▸ A city in Manitoba, Canada.
  3. A placename: ▸ A rural municipality in western Manitoba, which surrounds the city; in full, the Rural Municipality of Dauphin.
  4. A placename: ▸ A borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. A placename: ▸ An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas, United States.

Translations (5)

fr Dauphin (Dauphin, Canada) · mr दोफें (Dauphin, France) · fr Dauphin (Dauphin, France) · ko 도팽 (Dauphin, France) · ko 도팽 (Dauphin, Canada)