Varennes

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proper noun

A commune in Dordogne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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Meanings

proper nounVarennes (countable and uncountable, plural Varenneses or Varennes)

plural Varenneses

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA commune in Dordogne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
    2. countableuncountableA commune of Haute-Garonne department, Occitania, France.
    3. countableuncountableA commune in Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire.
    4. countableuncountableA commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France.
    5. countableuncountableA commune of Tarn-et-Garonne department, Occitania, France.
    6. countableuncountableA settlement in Saint-Martin-la-Pallu commune, Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
    7. countableuncountableA commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
    8. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Varennes-en-Argonne: a commune of Meuse department, France.
    9. countableuncountableA city, a suburb of Greater Montreal Area, Quebec; founded by René Gaultier, sieur de Varennes.
    10. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba; named for Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye.
  2. countableuncountableA surname from French.

Origin

  1. FrenchVarennes
  2. EnglishVarennes

From French Varennes.

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APA

Varennes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Varennes

MLA

“Varennes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Varennes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Varennes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Varennes.

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