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.

Dauphiné

¹

/ 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

dauphine

²

/ dofin; ˈdɔːfiːn; dɔːˈfiːn; ˈdɔːfɪnɪs /

noun

1. French history the wife of a dauphin

Word History and Origins

Origin of dauphine¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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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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