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Eugene

1

[ yoo-jeen yoo-jeen ]

noun

  1. a city in W Oregon.
  2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “wellborn.”


Eugène

2

[ œ-zhen ]

noun

  1. Prince François Eugène de Savoie-Carignan, 1663–1736, Austrian general, born in France.

Eugène

/ øʒɛn /

noun

  1. Eugène, Prince16631736MAustrianFrenchMILITARY: general Prince, title of François Eugène de Savoie-Carignan. 1663–1736, Austrian general, born in France: with Marlborough defeated the French at Blenheim (1704), Oudenaarde (1708), and Malplaquet (1709)


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Example Sentences

In the case of Steven Eugene Washington, nothing more than a blank stare made him a target for police bullets.

Their last hope for saving humanity, Eugene, turned out to be a liar with no idea how to stop the zombie virus.

Sxities icon Eugene McCarthy spent his final years warning about the negative impact of unfettered immigration.

Getting Eugene to Washington, we learn, was the only reason Abraham is alive.

Col. Byrne was the father of Eugene Byrne, the West Point cadet who died recently from injuries received in a football game.

Eugene Miller, in a fine frenzy, threw himself into a chair beside Aristide.

Only you see how awkward it would be if Jack turned up in the middle of the wedding, like—like Eugene Aram.

The young girl was counseled by Eugene de Rastignac, who took it upon himself to see that she got married.

I hope Phebe will be "game" too, Eugene, for we can't go without her, and she doesn't love very long walks.'

Eugene was soon rather done up, though he would not hear of Phebe's carrying him.

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