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rouen

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What does rouen mean?

noun

  1. A heavyweight breed of domesticated duck, of French origin.

proper noun

  1. The prefecture of the department of Seine-Maritime, and the capital of the region of Normandy, France, on the Seine River.

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He was born in a very humble station, at Andeleys, near Rouen, where his father kept a small school.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935
The husband of Jeanne Rouen went to the château to inquire after his son, but could obtain no information.
S. (Sabine) Baring-GouldThe Book of Were-WolvesProject Gutenberg ebook #5324
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A diligence from the Rue du Bouloi took the trip to Rouen by night at that date, and passed through Vernon.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
It may help to dispose of the objection that she virtually disappears from history after the date of the tragedy at Rouen.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486
That same night, he hotly departed with some followers from his father’s court, and endeavoured to take the Castle of Rouen by surprise.
Charles DickensA Child's History of EnglandProject Gutenberg ebook #699