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• chenier
  chenier

  noun

  a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
• Chénier
  Chénier

  noun

  André Marie de 1762–94, French poet.

chenier

¹ American  

[shin-uh-ree] / ˈʃɪn ə ri /

Or chênière

noun

1. a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.

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Chénier ² American  

[shey-nyey] / ʃeɪˈnyeɪ /

noun

1. André Marie de 1762–94, French poet.

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Chénier British  

/ ʃenje /

noun

1. André ( Marie de ) (ɑ̃dre). 1762–94, French poet; his work was influenced by the ancient Greek elegiac poets. He was guillotined during the French Revolution

2. his brother, Marie-Joseph ( Blaise de ). 1764–1811, French dramatist and politician. He wrote patriotic songs and historical plays, such as Charles IX (1789)

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Etymology

Origin of chenier

< Louisiana French, equivalent to French chêne oak + -ier -ier ²