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Ouessant

[ we-sahn ]
/ wɛˈsɑ̃ /

noun

French name of Ushant.
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Examples from the Web for ouessant

  • The le Molne and the le Ouessant are the principal members of the group, and are even more stern and rock-bound than the mainland.

    Rambles in Brittany|Francis Miltoun

  • There has been none such fought since the French and British fleets met off Ouessant, in 1793.

    Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton

  • Ouessant is a little land of windmills, though in no way does it resemble Holland.

    Rambles in Brittany|Francis Miltoun

British Dictionary definitions for ouessant

Ouessant
/ (wɛsɑ̃) /

noun

the French name for Ushant
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012