Macon

[ mey-kuh n ]

/ ˈmeɪ kən /

noun

Nathaniel,1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.

a city in central Georgia.

Definition for macon (2 of 3)

Mâcon

[ mah-kawn ]

/ mɑˈkɔ̃ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Saône-et-Loire, in E central France.

a Burgundy wine, usually white and dry, from the area around Mâcon.

Definition for macon (3 of 3)

Saône-et-Loire

[ sohn-ey-lwar ]

/ ˈsoʊn eɪˈlwar /

noun

a department in E France. 3331 sq. mi. (8625 sq. km). Capital: Mâcon.

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While touring the country, she encountered a talented singer from Macon who flirted with her.
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Nancy Grace says similar things in a Macon, Georgia, accent.
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Erickson, a native Louisianan and former lawyer who lives in Macon, Georgia, sets the deceptively moderate tone.
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Macon yesterday laid a motion on the table for adjourning on the 14th.
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He got Picardy and the counties of Macon and Auxerre as the price of his change of alliance.
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The next day Léonie, with her father's permission, went to Macon to spend some weeks with her aunt.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877.|Various
The day we reached Hawkinsville we met a reinforcement coming out from Macon to join us.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865|Various
Mr. Bland was taken by Sherman's army to Savannah and then to Macon.
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British Dictionary definitions for macon (1 of 3)

Macon

/ (ˈmeɪkən) /

noun

a city in the US, in central Georgia, on the Ocmulgee River. Pop: 95 267 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for macon (2 of 3)

Mâcon

/ (French mɑkɔ̃) /

noun

a city in E central France, in the Saône valley: a centre of the wine-producing region of lower Burgundy. Pop: 34 469 (1999)

a red or white wine from the Mâcon area, heavier than the other burgundies

British Dictionary definitions for macon (3 of 3)

Saône-et-Loire

/ (French sonelwar) /

noun

a department of central France, in Burgundy region. Capital: Mâcon. Pop: 543 848 (2003 est). Area: 8627 sq km (3365 sq miles)

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