Auvergne

American

[oh-vairn, oh-vurn, oh-vern-y^uh] / oʊˈvɛərn, oʊˈvɜrn, oʊˈvɛrn yə /

noun

a former province in central France.

Auvergne British

/ əʊˈvɛən, ovɛrɲ, əʊˈvɜːn /

noun

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

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Tommy Freeman scored an impressive hat-trick to further strengthen his claim for British and Irish Lions selection as Northampton Saints cruised past Clermont Auvergne in the Investec Champions Cup last 16.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

A team from the University of Portsmouth in England, the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland, and Université Clermont Auvergne in France, filmed 768 vocalisations in 28 young chimpanzees at a sanctuary in Zambia.

From Science Daily • Oct. 17, 2023

Gloucester are in Pool 3 with Edinburgh Rugby, Scarlets, two Top 14 clubs in Castres and Clermont Auvergne, and one of two as yet unknown invitee clubs to be determined at a later date.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2023

Every year, farmers in France’s central region of Auvergne repeat the same process.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2022

Two destructive epidemics swept away large proportions of the population of Riom and Ambert, two towns in Auvergne.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

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