Duquesne
[ doo-keyn, dyoo-; for 1 also French dy-ken ]
/ duˈkeɪn, dyu-; for 1 also French düˈkɛn /
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noun
A·bra·ham [a-bra-am] /a braˈam/, 1610–88, French naval commander.
a city in SW Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
Fort. Fort Duquesne.
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