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. 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)

Example Sentences

Anderson, who lives in Eugene, Ore., may not use the word “obsession” to describe his interest in his J.F.K. clock, but others do.

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Judge Eugene Egan told her: "Please don't come back again, Ms Blackwell. No one wants to see you fail on this order - least of all you."

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R&B award-winning singer Michael Eugene Archer, known to fans as D’Angelo, died aged 51 after a battle with cancer, his family said in a statement.

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Socialist leader Eugene V. Debs was sentenced to jail in 1918 for speaking out against the First World War.

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Well look what happened in Eugene on Saturday.

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