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Eugene1 definition

Eu·gene (yo̵o jēn′, yo̵̅o̅′jēn)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Gene; fem. Eugenia

Etymology: Fr Eugène < L Eugenius < Gr Eugenios < eugenēs, well-born: see eu- & genus

Eugene2 definition

Eu·gene (yo̵̅o̅ jēn′, yo̵̅o̅′jēn)

Eugene, Prince (François Eugène de Savoie-Carignan) 1663-1736; Austrian general, born in France
Eugene3 definition

Eu·gene (yo̵̅o̅ jēn′, yo̵o′jēn)

city in W Oreg.: pop. 138,000

Etymology: after Eugene Skinner, early settler

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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