Rouen

[ roo-ahn, -ahn; French rwahn ]

/ ruˈɑ̃, -ˈɑn; French rwɑ̃ /

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noun

a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.

one of a breed of domestic ducks resembling the wild mallard.

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Words nearby Rouen

Roubiliac, rouble, rouche, roucou, roué, Rouen, Rouen lilac, rougail, rouge, Rouge Croix, Rouge Dragon

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How to use Rouen in a sentence

Then it was on to Angouleme, recommended by a driver from Rouen.
Michael Clinton: How to Become a Globe-Trotter|Michael Clinton|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Rouen is interesting for its antiquities, including several venerable and richly adorned Churches which I had no time to visit.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
M. Dambourney died at Rouen; distinguished as a merchant and a man of science.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
During the turmoil of the Revolution my grandfather lost his judicial post at Rouen.
Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music|Charles Gounod

We heard of fine open downs, and an occasional tempest, in the neighbourhood of Rouen.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845|Various
A steamboat had just been put upon the Seine, to run between Havre and Rouen.
Washington Irving|Henry W. Boynton

British Dictionary definitions for Rouen

Rouen

/ (French rwɑ̃) /

noun

a city in N France, on the River Seine: the chief river port of France; became capital of the duchy of Normandy in 912; scene of the burning of Joan of Arc (1431); university (1964). Pop: 106 592 (1999)

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