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

After the four-day civil hearing, Circuit Court Judge Eugene C. Griffith Jr. said Boyd’s self-defense claim wasn’t credible, and he ruled that Boyd wasn’t entitled to civil and criminal immunity under the state’s stand-your-ground law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Eugene Mirman appears to be in good spirits after being injured in a fiery car crash.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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

Eugene Drennan is a former President of the Irish Road Haulage Association and runs a haulage company based in Co Clare.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Seemed like Eugene Hammond had gone too far this time.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck