Beaune
Britishnoun
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a town in E France, near Dijon: an important trading centre for Burgundy wines. Pop: 21 923 (1999)
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a wine produced in this district
Example Sentences
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In France -- where no trials are scheduled for the moment -- planning high commissioner Clement Beaune recently criticised the EU for in his words "lagging behind".
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
And though Drouhin simply acknowledged her own winery, I’ll do more than that: No trip to Beaune would be complete without a visit to the impressive historic cellars of Maison Joseph Drouhin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Few places were struck more severely than Beaune, the birthplace of Gamay, where records show a drop in the annual local wine monopoly bid from 65 livres in 1394 to just 27 livres in 1400.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2024
The aircraft landed in a residential area in Villejuif after an engine failure, according to France's Transport Minister, Clément Beaune.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2023
He was on the faculty of the A. E. F. University at Beaune, France, 1919; and in 1920 became associate professor of English at the University of California.
From Modern Essays by Harry Morgan Ayres
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