Auvergne

[ oh-vairn, oh-vurn; French oh-vern-yuh ]

noun
  1. a former province in central France.

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How to use Auvergne in a sentence

  • He quickly became chief of staff at the Finance Ministry and then won a National Assembly seat representing Auvergne in 1956.

  • Now when the south wind blew gently with the advancing spring, Richard set forth for Auvergne.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
  • There has come a travelling jongleur from Auvergne, who tells a wonderful tale of your deed at Valmont.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
  • Far and wide stretched the pleasant Auvergne country; corn-land and orchard, green but browning with the dying summer.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
  • He was one of the sublimest geniuses the world ever produced; was born at Clermont, in Auvergne, in 1623.

  • But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?

    The Poniard's Hilt | Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for Auvergne

Auvergne

/ (əʊˈvɛən, əʊˈvɜːn, French ovɛrɲ) /


noun
  1. a region of S central France: largely mountainous, rising over 1800 m (6000 ft)

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