Bourgogne

[ boor-gawn-yuh ]

/ burˈgɔn yə /

noun

French name of Burgundy.

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Example sentences from the Web for bourgogne

The village of Bourgogne, entirely in ruins, is soon reached.
Rheims and the Battles for its Possession|Various
Here in 1418 assembled the partisans of Bourgogne who set out to massacre the partisans of Armagnac in their prisons.
Old and New Paris, v. 2|Henry Sutherland Edwards
It is he who has founded cannon and cut the woods of Bourgogne.
The Vicomte de Bragelonne|Alexandre Dumas
He became a money-lender; filled the office of mayor of Blangy, Bourgogne, up to 1821, when he was succeeded by Montcornet.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe

It is he who has cast cannon and cut the woods of Bourgogne.
The Man in the Iron Mask|Alexandre Dumas, Pere

British Dictionary definitions for bourgogne

Bourgogne

/ (burɡɔɲ) /

noun

the French name for Burgundy

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