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• Macon
  Macon

  noun

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

  noun

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

Macon

¹ American  

[may-kuhn] / ˈmeɪ kən /

noun

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

2. a city in central Georgia.

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Mâcon ² American  

[mah-kawn] / mɑˈkɔ̃ /

noun

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

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

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Mâcon ¹ British  

/ mɑkɔ̃ /

noun

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

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

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Macon ² British  

/ ˈmeɪkən /

noun

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

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Macon Mâcon

Audi’s Macon plant will emphasize gas-powered vehicles, which the company says have more prominence in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

President Trump announced that Audi will build its first-ever U.S. factory in Macon, Georgia, to produce 200,000 cars annually.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Back in Macon, one of Hollis's colleagues out canvassing voters to make sure they make it to the polls is Octavia Brooks, a working-class grandmother.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The actor spoke about her role in HBO’s DC Comics series as Zoe Macon, her big reveal in Episode 5 and why she likes playing powerful women.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

That morning when Cat came downstairs, Macon was halfway out the kitchen door.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Most often you will see Mâcon Villages on a wine label, but you will also find the regional Mâcon appended with other village names.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022

Just remember that Mâcon is Burgundy, quality and value.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022

Burgundy’s Mâcon region is famous for affordable chardonnays that offer terrific value.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2022

While the couple lived in France, she earned a diploma from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust in Mâcon.

From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2020

There was one, which was to remain eternally at Mâcon.

From Parisian Points of View by Edith V. B. Matthews

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