Auvergne

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

/ oʊˈvɛərn, oʊˈvɜrn; French oʊˈvɛrn yə /

noun

a former province in central France.

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Examples from the Web for auvergne

The natives of Auvergne are much in the habit of travelling beyond the limits of their own province.
Moral Tales|Madame Guizot
I shall come on Good Friday—to say good-bye to you, for we are going to spend the holidays in Auvergne.
Swann's Way|Marcel Proust
Mr. Sheldon had met and married his wife in her native province of Auvergne, where her parents owned considerable property.
Army Boys on the Firing Line|Homer Randall
This fellow was at the head of four or five hundred men, and possessed two very strong castles in Limousin and Auvergne.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions|Charles Mackay

I went, and received a cordial welcome from Mrs. Auvergne, who was all that her brother had described her, and more.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various

British Dictionary definitions for auvergne

Auvergne

/ (əʊˈvɛən, əʊˈvɜːn, French ovɛrɲ) /

noun

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

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