Meanings
proper noun
- A former administrative region and historical province of France, since 2016 part of the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Middle EnglishAlverne
- Middle EnglishAlverne
- EnglishAuvergne
Inherited from Middle English Alverne; the modern form and pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Auvergne. Doublet of Arvernia.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Ове́рн
- Ове́рн (Ovérn)region of France
Catalan Alvèrnia
- Alvèrniaregion of France
Chinese Mandarin 奧弗涅 /奥弗涅
- 奧弗涅 /奥弗涅 (Àofúniè)region of France
Danish Auvergne
- Auvergneregion of France
Dutch Auvergne
- Auvergneregion of France
French Auvergne
- Auvergneregion of France
German Auvergne
- Auvergneregion of France
Greek Ωβέρνη
- Ωβέρνη (Ovérni)region of France
Italian Alvernia
- Alverniaregion of France
Japanese オーヴェルニュ, オーベルニュ
- オーヴェルニュ (Ōverunyu)region of France
- オーベルニュ (Ōberunyu)region of France
Latin Arvernia
- Arverniaregion of France
Portuguese Auvergne, Auvérnia
- Auvergneregion of France
- Auvérniaregion of France
Russian Ове́рнь
- Ове́рнь (Ovɛ́rnʹ)region of France
Spanish Auvernia
- Auverniaregion of France
Swedish Auvergne
- Auvergneregion of France
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Auvergne
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Auvergne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auvergne
MLA
“Auvergne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auvergne. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Auvergne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auvergne.
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