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Auvergne

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Au·vergne  (-vûrn, -vrn)
A historical region and former province of central France traversed north to south by the Auvergne Mountains, a chain of extinct volcanoes. Auvergne became part of the French royal domain in 1615.
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Noun1.Auvergne - a region in central France
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe


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In Auvergne the maids are kind, but the wines are sour.
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Mousqueton followed him upon an Auvergne horse, small but very handsome.
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I took the poor man with my niece back to my home in Auvergne, where, unfortunately, I lost him some months later.
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