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Ouessant

American  
[we-sahn] / wɛˈsɑ̃ /

noun

  1. French name of Ushant.


Ouessant British  
/ wɛsɑ̃ /

noun

  1. 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

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On the tiny western isle of Ouessant, off the tip of Brittany, about 100 demonstrators gathered outside the office of Mayor Denis Palluel and marched on Tuesday morning, he said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2023

The Gallic fleet is scattered on all sides; part of the ships are in the river Auray; the others, still more distant, towards the bay of Audiern, and Ouessant.

From The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death by De Leon, Solon

We will call them," he said, "only by their Christian names, which are Lucien and Jeanne.…I am to marry them next month, when Lucien gets his relief from the lighthouse on Ile Ouessant.

From News from the Duchy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

The Celtic, 171-172; Fairyland identified with, 327 Ouessant.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis

Of the Hismá in its present state, we may say as of Ushant, Qui voit Ouessant, voit la mort.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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