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Eugene

1

[yoo-jeen, yoo-jeen]

noun

  1. a city in W Oregon.

  2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “wellborn.”



Eugène

2

[œ-zhen]

noun

  1. Prince François Eugène de Savoie-Carignan, 1663–1736, Austrian general, born in France.

Eugène

/ øʒɛn /

noun

  1. 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)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Prince William's conversation with Eugene Levy on the actor's Apple TV show is revealing on many levels.

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DNA evidence has identified Robert Eugene Brashers, a deceased serial killer, as the perpetrator.

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In a new episode of his Apple TV+ series The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy, the comic actor is seen arriving in London before receiving a written invitation from Prince William.

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Cardiff Crown Court judge Eugene Egan said he was instrumental to the storage of the drugs in a stash house in the Riverside area of the Welsh capital and the distribution chain.

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He discovered a group that included three new starters in left tackle Courtland Ford and guards Eugene Brooks and Julian Armella — all transfers.

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