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pierre

/piˈɛɹ/

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What does pierre mean?

proper noun

  1. A male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter.
  2. A surname from French.
  3. 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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Other dictionary pronunciations

/pɪɹ/
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As he was about to open it the widow protested that it was the property of M. de Saint Pierre.
H. B. (Henry Brodribb) IrvingA Book of Remarkable CriminalsProject Gutenberg ebook #446
The economy has been declining, however, because the number of ships stopping at St. Pierre has steadily dropped over the years.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
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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.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
“No, wait, Pierre! The princess is too kind to wish to deprive me of the pleasure of spending the evening with you.”
Leo, graf TolstoyWar and PeaceTranslated by Aylmer Maude; Louise MaudeProject Gutenberg ebook #2600
Thirdly, the phrase "jusques a son absentement" is hopelessly ambiguous, and may as well refer to Pierre du Lis himself as to his sister.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486