Eugene

¹ American  

[yoo-jeen, yoo-jeen] / yuˈdʒin, ˈyu dʒin /

noun

1. a city in W Oregon.

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

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Eugène ² American  

[œ-zhen] / œˈʒɛn /

noun

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

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Eugène British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

It’s been more than 50 years — or 19,460 days — since Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan became the last human to walk on the moon.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Circuit Court Judge Eugene C. Griffith Jr. ruled that Bradley Williams, 36, wasn’t protected by the state’s “stand your ground” law, which allows people to defend their lives when faced with a lethal threat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

On this extra episode of Amicus, exclusive to our Plus members, Mark Joseph Stern is joined by military law expert Eugene Fidell, a visiting lecturer and senior research scholar at Yale Law School.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

"It really is a very detailed blueprint," said Eugene Kiley, who wrote a comprehensive rundown on Project 2025 for the nonpartisan website Factcheck.org.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Eugene Hammond was on the porch, in a windowpane plaid suit and his cap on backward with goggles pushed up.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck