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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.
Auvergne [əʊˈvɛən əʊˈvɜːn (French) ovɛrɲ]
n
(Placename) a region of S central France: largely mountainous, rising over 1800 m (6000 ft.)
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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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Auvergne [əʊˈvɛən] N → Auvernia f


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In Auvergne the maids are kind, but the wines are sour.
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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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