Eugene

[ yoo-jeen or for 2, yoo-jeen ]
/ yuˈdʒin or for 2, ˈyu dʒin /

noun

a city in W Oregon.
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “wellborn.”

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Definition for eugene (2 of 10)

Eugène
[ œ-zhen ]
/ œˈʒɛn /

noun

PrinceFrançois Eugène de Savoie-Carignan,1663–1736, Austrian general, born in France.

Definition for eugene (3 of 10)

Eugenius I

or Eu·gene I

[ yoo-jee-nee-uh s, -jeen-yuh s or yoo-jeen ]
/ yuˈdʒi ni əs, -ˈdʒin yəs or ˈyu dʒin /

noun

Saint,died a.d. 657, pope 654–657.

Definition for eugene (4 of 10)

Eugenius II

or Eugene II

noun

died a.d. 827, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 824–827.

Definition for eugene (5 of 10)

Eugenius III

or Eugene III

noun

Bernardo Pignatelli or Paganelli,died 1153, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1145–53.

Definition for eugene (6 of 10)

Eugenius IV

or Eugene IV

noun

Gabriele or Gabriel Condolmieri or Condulmer,1383–1447, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1431–47.

Definition for eugene (7 of 10)

Eugene I

noun

Eugenius I.

Definition for eugene (8 of 10)

Eugene II

noun

Eugenius II.

Definition for eugene (9 of 10)

Eugene III

noun

Eugenius III.

Definition for eugene (10 of 10)

Eugene IV

noun

Eugenius IV.
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British Dictionary definitions for eugene

Eugène
/ (French øʒɛn) /

noun

Prince, title of François Eugène de Savoie-Carignan. 1663–1736, Austrian general, born in France: with Marlborough defeated the French at Blenheim (1704), Oudenaarde (1708), and Malplaquet (1709)
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