dauphine

[ daw-feen; French doh-feen ]

/ ˈdɔ fin; French doʊˈfin /

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noun, plural dau·phines

[daw-feenz; French doh-feen]. /ˈdɔ finz; French doʊˈfin/.

the wife of a dauphin.

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Also dauphiness.

Origin of dauphine

1860–65; <French; Middle French dalfine, feminine of dalphindauphin

Words nearby dauphine

daunt, daunting, dauntless, Daunus, dauphin, dauphine, dauphiness, daur, Dausset, daut, dautie

Other definitions for dauphine (2 of 2)

Dauphiné

[ doh-fee-ney ]

/ doʊ fiˈneɪ /

noun

a historical region and former province of SE France.

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How to use dauphine in a sentence

A vast and enthusiastic audience thronged, with joyous clatter, through narrow Rues Mazarine and Dauphine, coming from the river.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2)|Benjamin Ellis Martin
They say that Charles X. is much broken, and the Dauphine is aged and very thin and nervous, always in tears.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
She was lady-in-waiting to Madame la Dauphine, whom she followed into exile.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
Dauphine therefore is not altogether so naughty as this Author represents him.
A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage|Jeremy Collier

But as soon as Ambroisine had a moment to herself, she hastened to Rue Dauphine, to exchange a clasp of the hand with her friend.
The Bath Keepers, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume VII)|Charles Paul de Kock

British Dictionary definitions for dauphine (1 of 2)

dauphine

dauphiness (ˈdɔːfɪnɪs)

/ (ˈdɔːfiːn, dɔːˈfiːn, French dofin) /

noun

French history the wife of a dauphin

British Dictionary definitions for dauphine (2 of 2)

Dauphiné

/ (French dofine) /

noun

a former province of SE France: its rulers, the Counts of Vienne, assumed the title of dauphin; annexed to France in 1457

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