Definitions for Dauphine

Dauphine dau·phine

Spelling: [daw-feen; French doh-feen]
IPA: /ˈdɔ fin; French doʊˈfin/

Dauphine is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 251 anagrams from letters in Dauphine (adehinpu).

Definitions for Dauphine

noun

  1. the wife of a dauphin.
  2. a historical region and former province of SE France.

Origin of Dauphine

1860-65; French; Middle French dalfine, feminine of dalphin dauphin

Examples for Dauphine

Letters from Provence, Languedoc, and dauphine say that the situation there is unaltered.

The dauphine was not backward in repeating this word for word.

The dauphine, with her usual hauteur, was mounting with her head held high.

He rejoined at that, moment the dauphine, and they set off for Saint-Germain.

She was as jealous of the dauphine as a lover is of his mistress.

At times the dauphine was not ugly, when, for instance, she had a fine colour.

He said that the dauphine would not come, it not being her hour.

Also, a French gold coin (dauphine), formerly in great currency.

The young dauphine had neither the desire, nor the patience, nor, the tact.

Madame la dauphine's palfreys were all gone to Ghalons to be shod.

Word Value for Dauphine
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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