Auvergne
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.
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former French president, dies at 94 | Jim Hoagland | December 2, 2020 | Washington PostNow when the south wind blew gently with the advancing spring, Richard set forth for Auvergne.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThere has come a travelling jongleur from Auvergne, who tells a wonderful tale of your deed at Valmont.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisFar and wide stretched the pleasant Auvergne country; corn-land and orchard, green but browning with the dying summer.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisHe was one of the sublimest geniuses the world ever produced; was born at Clermont, in Auvergne, in 1623.
The Book of Curiosities | I. Platts
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
/ (əʊˈvɛən, əʊˈvɜːn, French ovɛrɲ) /
a region of S central France: largely mountainous, rising over 1800 m (6000 ft)
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