Eugene
noun
a city in W Oregon.
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Eugene
1 American
[yoo-jeen, yoo-jeen]
/ yuˈdʒin, ˈyu dʒin /
noun
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a city in W Oregon.
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a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “wellborn.”
Eugène
2
American
[œ -zhen]
/ œˈʒɛn /
noun
Eugène
British
/ øʒɛn /
noun
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Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent three days on the surface in the Taurus-Littrow valley.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
After several days of testimony, PeaceHealth agreed to retain Eugene Emergency Physicians.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The panel included Eugene Steuerle of the centrist Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and Jessica Riedl of the much more conservative Manhattan Institute.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
The first Bananas broadcast on ABC will take place at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore., June 27 and 28.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
“Son, I’ve seen you confused before, many a time, but never more than now. If your sister’s getting intolerable, why wouldn’t you want Eugene Hammond to have her?”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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