Sancerre

[ sahn-ser ]

/ sɑ̃ˈsɛr /

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noun

a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.

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Origin of Sancerre

After Sancerre, a town in the region (Cher department)

Words nearby Sancerre

San Blas, Sanborn, San Bruno, San Buenaventura, San Carlos, Sancerre, Sanchez, Sancho Panza, San Clemente, San Clemente Island, San Cristóbal

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How to use Sancerre in a sentence

Born at Sancerre, Cher, about the end of the eighteenth century.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
The fugitive Huguenots of the centre and north found the gates of Vzelay and of Sancerre open to them.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
He conducted, three years later, the terrible siege of Sancerre, famous in history.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
Never was physician more watchful of his patient's symptoms than Lry with his hand upon the pulse of famishing Sancerre.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird

Consequently it was no fortuitous coincidence that Sancerre capitulated the very day the Polish ambassadors made their appearance.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird

British Dictionary definitions for Sancerre

Sancerre

/ (sɒnˈsɛə, French sɑ̃sɛr) /

noun

a dry white wine produced in the Loire valley in France

Word Origin for Sancerre

French

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