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name
A placename:
A commune of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France.
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name
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A city in Manitoba, Canada.
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name
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A rural municipality in western Manitoba, which surrounds the city; in full, the Rural Municipality of Dauphin.
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name
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A borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas, United States.
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noun
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.
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noun
An eldest son.
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Usage: figuratively
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noun
The title of a dauphin.
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noun
formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
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Broader terms: prince
History
From French Dauphin.
Inherited from Middle English Dauphin, from Middle French dauphin, from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís); the modern pronunciation is sometimes remodelled on Modern French. Doublet of dolphin.
See dauphin.
Across languages
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
