Bourgogne

[ boor-gawn-yuh ]

/ burˈgɔn yə /

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noun

French name of Burgundy.

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Words nearby Bourgogne

bourgeoisie, bourgeoisify, bourgeon, Bourges, Bourget, Bourgogne, Bourguiba, bourguignon, Bourguignonne, Bourke-White, bourn

How to use Bourgogne in a sentence

A troupe of traditional Burgundian folk singers, Les Cadets de Bourgogne, lead guests in a variety of traditional harvest songs.
World's Most Extravagant BYOB|Sophie Menin|February 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Crémant de Bourgogne denotes a wine made with the same grape varieties, but 100 miles to the south in Burgundy.
Beyond Champagne|Sophie Menin|December 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It was on the boards of the Htel de Bourgogne that she showed herself to be also the finest tragdienne of her time.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2)|Benjamin Ellis Martin
They eventually joined the company of the Htel de Bourgogne, whose popularity was immensely strengthened by their inclusion.
Queens of the French Stage|H. Noel Williams

These two confessors had each his church in the faubourg de Bourgogne, wherein their bodies were jealously guarded.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
The village of Bourgogne, entirely in ruins, is soon reached.
Rheims and the Battles for its Possession|Various
They heard him growl to himself, "Qu'il coule rouge et fort, le bon vieux sang de Bourgogne."
Guy Livingstone;|George A. Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for Bourgogne

Bourgogne

/ (burɡɔɲ) /

noun

the French name for Burgundy

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