dauphine
[ daw-feen; French doh-feen ]
/ ˈdɔ fin; French doʊˈfin /
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
Definition 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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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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