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Dauphiny
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English
Etymology
From en frm Dauphiné, from en ML. Delphīnātus the Dauphinate, 1 1 la Delphīnātus Viennēnsis the Dauphinate of Vienne the Viennese Dauphinate. The la delphīnātus dauphinate derives from 1 la delphīnus<id:dauphin><t:dauphin> -ātus<id:abstract noun><pos:suffix forming abstract nouns>.
en Dauphiné Delphinate dauphinate.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdɔːfɪni/
Proper noun
1
en Dauphiné,Delphinate.
en 1563 w:John Foxe Acts and Monuments At length this sect having spread from Dauphiny into several other provinces, became very numerous in Provence.
Derived terms
en Dauphinese