Rouen
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
one of a breed of domestic ducks resembling the wild mallard.
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How to use Rouen in a sentence
Rouens little sculptured groups are merely fantastic and popular.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyFrom Rouen we derive our word roan for a horse of a reddish colour, for the first imported Norman horses were known as Rouens.
Old Continental Towns | Walter M. GallichanThe experiment, though conducted in the same manner, with the Rouens, was somewhat different in result.
Natural and Artificial Duck Culture | James RankinThe sex of the young Rouens can, however, be told by the difference in the color of the bills.
Ducks and Geese | Harry M. LamonThey evidently inherited the same weak constitutions of the Rouens.
Natural and Artificial Duck Culture | James Rankin
British Dictionary definitions for Rouen
/ (French rwɑ̃) /
a city in N France, on the River Seine: the chief river port of France; became capital of the duchy of Normandy in 912; scene of the burning of Joan of Arc (1431); university (1964). Pop: 106 592 (1999)
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