Rouen

American  

[roo-ahn, -ahn, rwahn] / ruˈɑ̃, -ˈɑn, rwɑ̃ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.

2. one of a breed of domestic ducks resembling the wild mallard.

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Rouen British  

/ rwɑ̃ /

noun

1. a city in N France, on the River Seine: the chief river port of France; became capital of the duchy of Normandy in 912; scene of the burning of Joan of Arc (1431); university (1964). Pop: 106 592 (1999)

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Example Sentences

In 1972 the ship docked in the French city of Rouen, and a year later he was in Paris.

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Tuesday's fourth stage is a rolling 174.2km run from Amiens Metropole to Rouen, with five categorised climbs in a demanding finale.

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Those efforts paid off when she returned to action in February and earned a win over Briton Harriet Dart when making her return to the WTA Tour at the Rouen Open two months ago.

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She made her WTA Tour return at April's Rouen Open against Harriet Dart, where the Briton apologised for asking the umpire to tell her opponent to put on deodorant.

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Three British players - Eden Silva, Emily Appleton and Maia Lumsden - competed in the Rouen women's doubles main draw, but lost their respective matches.

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