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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.

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Eugenius III

or Eugene III

noun

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

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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.

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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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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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