Autun

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proper noun

A cathedral city, subprefecture, and commune in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

OriginLatin Augustodunum →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A cathedral city, subprefecture, and commune in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

    So it was that in early 1779 Napoleon was taken to the school in Autun to learn the French language.

    1986, Manfred Weidhorn, Napoleon, page 7

Origin

  1. LatinAugustodunum
  2. EnglishAutun

French, from the Roman name, Latin Augustodunum.

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Cite this entry
APA

Autun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Autun

MLA

“Autun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Autun. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Autun,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Autun.

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