"Dauphin" meaning in English

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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 the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
    Categories (place): Places in France, Places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    Sense id: en-Dauphin-en-name-XLhMIW3z Categories (other): Communes of France
  2. A placename:
    A city in Manitoba, Canada.
    Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Manitoba, Places in Canada, Places in Manitoba Translations (Dauphin, Canada): Dauphin (French)
    Sense id: en-Dauphin-en-name-uI7BfxNz Disambiguation of 'Dauphin, Canada': 1 46 21 30 2
  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, Rural municipalities of Manitoba
    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, France): Dauphin (French)
    Sense id: en-Dauphin-en-name-PYfpIlMS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 9 6 67 10 0 Disambiguation of 'Dauphin, France': 15 1 33 48 3
  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, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Dauphin-en-name-Dc3A1pEt

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. Categories (topical): Titles
    Sense id: en-Dauphin-en-noun-u2utePTv

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Dauphin"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:Dauphin"
  ],
  "word": "Dauphin"
}

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