"Dauphin" meaning in English

See Dauphin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /doʊˈfɛn/, /-ˈfæn/, /ˈdɔ.fɪn/
Etymology: From French Dauphin or French dauphin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Dauphin}} French Dauphin, {{bor|en|fr|dauphin}} French dauphin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dauphin
  1. A placename:
    A commune of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France.
    Categories (place): Places in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, Places in France, Places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    Sense id: en-Dauphin-en-name--DYWpon9 Categories (other): Communes of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
  2. A placename:
    A city in Manitoba, Canada.
    Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Manitoba, Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Manitoba, Canada
    Sense id: en-Dauphin-en-name-uI7BfxNz
  3. A placename:
    The Rural Municipality of Dauphin, a rural municipality in western Manitoba, which surrounds the city.
    Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Manitoba, Canada, Rural municipalities of Manitoba, Canada
    Sense id: en-Dauphin-en-name-jYS0U3a6
  4. A placename:
    A borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    Categories (place): Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States Translations (Dauphin, Canada): Dauphin (French) Translations (Dauphin, France): Dauphin (French), दोफें (dophẽ) (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Dauphin-en-name-PYfpIlMS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Marathi translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 1 1 68 18 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 1 2 58 16 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 1 1 35 13 3 6 1 4 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 1 1 37 10 3 6 1 4 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 1 2 50 29 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 11 3 4 46 32 5 Disambiguation of 'Dauphin, Canada': 1 26 29 42 2 Disambiguation of 'Dauphin, France': 16 1 33 48 2
  5. A placename:
    An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas, United States.
    Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA
    Sense id: en-Dauphin-en-name-Dc3A1pEt Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 1 1 35 13 3 6 1 4 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 1 1 37 10 3 6 1 4 34

Noun

IPA: /doʊˈfɛn/, /-ˈfæn/, /ˈdɔ.fɪn/ Forms: Dauphins [plural]
Etymology: From French Dauphin or French dauphin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Dauphin}} French Dauphin, {{bor|en|fr|dauphin}} French dauphin Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dauphin (plural Dauphins)
  1. The title of a dauphin.
    Sense id: en-Dauphin-en-noun-u2utePTv Categories (other): Titles

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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Dauphin, Canada",
      "word": "Dauphin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Dauphin, France",
      "word": "Dauphin"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "dophẽ",
      "sense": "Dauphin, France",
      "word": "दोफें"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:Dauphin"
  ],
  "word": "Dauphin"
}

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