English Explanatory Dictionary

Rouen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The prefecture of the department of Seine-Maritime, and the capital of the region of Normandy, France, on the Seine River.
noun
  1. A heavyweight breed of domesticated duck, of French origin.

Word forms

Rouen Rouens

Etymology

Borrowed from French Rouen, from Latin Rotomagus. Replaced Middle English Rone, from Anglo-Norman Ron.

Derived words

Sotteville-lès-Rouen
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