Rouen
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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How to use Rouen in a sentence
Then it was on to Angouleme, recommended by a driver from Rouen.
Rouen is interesting for its antiquities, including several venerable and richly adorned Churches which I had no time to visit.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyM. Dambourney died at Rouen; distinguished as a merchant and a man of science.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellDuring the turmoil of the Revolution my grandfather lost his judicial post at Rouen.
We heard of fine open downs, and an occasional tempest, in the neighbourhood of Rouen.
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
/ (French rwɑ̃) /
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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