Sancerre
[sahn-ser]
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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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Examples from the Web for sancerre
Historical Examples of sancerre
Sancerre and La Rochelle in the west, were the most important.
Europe in the Sixteenth Century 1494-1598, Fifth EditionA. H. (Arthur Henry) Johnson
Sancerre, on the contrary, answers all the conditions of the text.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
Anna wished to spend the day at Sancerre with her school-friend.
Parisians in the CountryHonore de Balzac
Paquita of Sancerre scented the storms, the atmosphere of Paris.
Parisians in the CountryHonore de Balzac
I said you had gone to Sancerre to turn Pegasus out to grass.
Parisians in the CountryHonore de Balzac
Sancerre
noun
Word Origin for Sancerre
French
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