Explore Dauphin through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like prince. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dauphin meaning
- The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.
- An eldest son.
Synonyms of Dauphin
Using Dauphin
- The main meaning on this page is: The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois. | An eldest son.
- Useful related words include: prince.
- In the example corpus, dauphin often appears in combinations such as: the dauphin, dauphin county, dauphin and.
Context around Dauphin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dauphin
- In this selection, "dauphin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, grand, county, central, county, senior and active stand out and add context to how "dauphin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against d dauphin cumberland who and and joan dauphin are gardening. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dauphin" sits close to words such as abdulrahman, accessorised and acropolis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dauphin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ferguson paced Central Dauphin with eight points. (7 words)
Dauphin and Swan River could sail into the mid-teens. (10 words)
The group of seniors on board the bus was from Dauphin. (11 words)
The minibus was carrying the group of seniors from Dauphin and the surrounding area to a casino Thursday, when it went into the path of a semi-trailer truck on the Trans-Canada Highway near the town of Carberry, some 190 kilometres to the south. (45 words)
In Mobile County, the Dauphin Island beach renourishment project will restore approximately 1.5 miles of beach shoreline and approximately 85 acres of beach and dune habitat on this 14-mile barrier island that protects a portion of the Alabama Gulf Coast. (42 words)
Maria Antonia formally renounced all her rights over the Habsburg domains, and on 19 April she was married by proxy to the Dauphin of France at the Augustinian Church in Vienna, with her brother Archduke Ferdinand standing in for the Dauphin. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
All of his intermediate heirs predeceased him: his son Louis, le Grand Dauphin ; the Dauphin's eldest son Louis, Duke of Burgundy ; and Burgundy's eldest son Louis, Duke of Brittany (the elder brother of Louis XV).
Dauphin County Dauphin County Courthouse located along the Susquehanna River at Front and Market Streets in downtown Harrisburg.
Fearing that the Dauphin would die, the Court had both the Dauphin and the Duke of Anjou baptised.
Maria Antonia formally renounced all her rights over the Habsburg domains, and on 19 April she was married by proxy to the Dauphin of France at the Augustinian Church in Vienna, with her brother Archduke Ferdinand standing in for the Dauphin.
Dauphin County Common Pleas Judge Andrew H. Dowling wrote, “All three of the Commonwealth witnesses opined that the games were predominantly games of chance.
Ferguson paced Central Dauphin with eight points.
Just a couple minutes away, retired couple Leigh and Joan Dauphin are gardening in their front yard on Frances Street.
Kim Armstrong, the administrator of the Dauphin senior center, said the bus left from the senior center Thursday morning.
Mounties, meanwhile, continued their investigation to determine exactly why the bus — carrying 24 seniors and the driver on a day trip from the Dauphin Active Living Centre — was struck by an eastbound semi-truck as it crossed the Trans-Canada Highway.
Mounties said the bus was transporting mostly seniors from Dauphin and surrounding area.
Qualls was arrested and transported to the Dauphin County Judicial Center for a preliminary hearing.
Reese had a 19-yard run to the home 38 on the next drive before M.J. Dauphin delivered a nifty tackle.
Roman earned its first state mock trial title March 25 by defeating Cumberland Valley High School at the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, PA.
The group of seniors on board the bus was from Dauphin.
The minibus was carrying the group of seniors from Dauphin and the surrounding area to a casino Thursday, when it went into the path of a semi-trailer truck on the Trans-Canada Highway near the town of Carberry, some 190 kilometres to the south.
The Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund launched in March 2022 in the hopes of bringing two or three families to Dauphin, Man. Now, 54 families call the region home and the fund has raised $1 million in cash and in-kind donations.
Dauphin and Swan River could sail into the mid-teens.
He will compete for the nomination against (D-Dauphin/Cumberland) who will eschew reelection to her 103rd Legislative District seat in the Pennsylvania House to run for the open Senate seat.
In Mobile County, the Dauphin Island beach renourishment project will restore approximately 1.5 miles of beach shoreline and approximately 85 acres of beach and dune habitat on this 14-mile barrier island that protects a portion of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
People in Dauphin are scheduled to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy on Saturday.
Common combinations with dauphin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: