Sancerre

[sahn-ser]

noun

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

Origin of Sancerre

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

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Historical Examples of sancerre

Sancerre and La Rochelle in the west, were the most important.
Europe in the Sixteenth Century 1494-1598, Fifth Edition
A. H. (Arthur Henry) Johnson
Sancerre, on the contrary, answers all the conditions of the text.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
Anna wished to spend the day at Sancerre with her school-friend.
Parisians in the Country
Honore de Balzac
Paquita of Sancerre scented the storms, the atmosphere of Paris.
Parisians in the Country
Honore de Balzac
I said you had gone to Sancerre to turn Pegasus out to grass.
Parisians in the Country
Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for sancerre

Sancerre

noun

a dry white wine produced in the Loire valley in France

Word Origin for Sancerre

French

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