HOW TO PRONOUNCE
pierre
/piˈɛɹ/
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What does pierre mean?
proper noun
- A male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter.
- A surname from French.
- The capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Hughes County.
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IPA pronunciation
/piˈɛɹ/
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As he was about to open it the widow protested that it was the property of M. de Saint Pierre.
The economy has been declining, however, because the number of ships stopping at St. Pierre has steadily dropped over the years.
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Lamennais was the origin of this transformation, although it is personified in another man, and that other man, was named Pierre Leroux.
“No, wait, Pierre! The princess is too kind to wish to deprive me of the pleasure of spending the evening with you.”
Thirdly, the phrase "jusques a son absentement" is hopelessly ambiguous, and may as well refer to Pierre du Lis himself as to his sister.