Nivernais

[ nee-ver-ne ]

/ ni vɛrˈnɛ /

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noun

a former province in central France. Capital: Nevers.

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Words nearby Nivernais

Niu Tireni, nival, nivation, Niven, niveous, Nivernais, Nivkh, Nivôse, nix, nixer, nixie

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How to use Nivernais in a sentence

Sancerre crowns the topmost height of a chain of hills, the last of the range that gives variety to the Nivernais.
Parisians in the Country|Honore de Balzac
Not all visitors to Canterbury were so evilly entreated as the Duc de Nivernais.
The Dover Road|Charles G. Harper
Her famous "Labourage Nivernais," now in the Luxembourg, was painted in 1848.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
Mazarin had obtained letters confirming him in the possession of the Duchy of Nivernais and Donzois in 1720.
True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office|Arthur Train

Then he turned westwards through the Nivernais and the Bourbonnais, and led his army through the uplands of Auvergne.
The History of England|T.F. Tout

British Dictionary definitions for Nivernais

Nivernais

/ (French nivɛrnɛ) /

noun

a former province of central France, around Nevers

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