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dauphine

dauphine noun: the wife of the dauphin; dauphiness. Also the obsolete form of dauphin.

Noun

dauphine (plural dauphines)

  1. The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.

Also used as

dauphine is also the obsolete form of dauphin.

dauphine meaning in Marathi and Arabic

dauphine in Marathi

wife of the dauphin
दोफिन dophin

dauphine in Arabic

wife of the dauphin
دوفِينَة dōfīna

Forms of dauphine

pluraldauphines

Origin of dauphine

Borrowed from French dauphine, equivalent to dauphin + -ine.

Questions about dauphine

What does dauphine mean?
Dauphine means the wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
What is dauphine in Marathi?
Dauphine in Marathi is दोफिन (dophin). See Dauphine meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is dauphine?
Dauphine is a noun.
What is the plural of dauphine?
The plural of dauphine is dauphines.

Words near dauphine in the dictionary

  1. dauphinate
  2. Dauphinate of Auvergne
  3. Dauphinate of Vienne
  4. Dauphinate of Viennois
  5. dauphinates
  6. dauphine
  7. dauphines
  8. Dauphinese
  9. dauphiness
  10. dauphinesses
  11. Dauphinois

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