Eugene
noun
a city in W Oregon.
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Eugene
1 American
[yoo-jeen, yoo-jeen]
/ juˈdʒin, ˈju 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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Eugene Rabinowitch, the first editor of the Bulletin, wrote about the Pandora’s box of technology that modern science would open.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
Eugene Shalit was born March 25, 1926, in New York City and grew up in Morristown, N.J.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026
Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent three days on the surface in the Taurus-Littrow valley.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
While Parton might not be involved in Dollywood’s day-to-day operations, she weighs in on important decisions regarding major projects such as NightFlight, said Eugene Naughton, president of Dollywood.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
When John Turner Harris and his friends left the beach that Sunday afternoon in 1919, they were focused on the tragic death of Eugene Williams.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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