Explore Rouen through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Rouen meaning
The prefecture of the department of Seine-Maritime, and the capital of the region of Normandy, France, on the Seine River.
Using Rouen
- The main meaning on this page is: The prefecture of the department of Seine-Maritime, and the capital of the region of Normandy, France, on the Seine River.
- In the example corpus, rouen often appears in combinations such as: of rouen, in rouen, to rouen.
Context around Rouen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rouen
- In this selection, "rouen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, towards, ouen, visit, cathedral, normandie and normandy stand out and add context to how "rouen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a university rouen became an and city of rouen. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rouen" sits close to words such as aarp, accretion and aerosols, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rouen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The spire of Rouen Cathedral is on fire. (8 words)
A fire broke out in the tower of Rouen Cathedral. (10 words)
She lost her opener in Rouen and her second match in Madrid. (12 words)
Along the quays of the port of Rouen, the finest and largest sailing ships, modern warships and many other outstanding ships (around 50) come from all around the world and sail up the river 'La Seine' towards Rouen. (38 words)
Police officers discovered the man on the roof of the building, clutching the metal bar in one hand and the kitchen knife in the other, and smoke rising from the synagogue's windows, Rouen prosecutor Frédéric Teillet said. (38 words)
City Hall and Church of St. Ouen, Rouen In 1200, a fire destroyed part of Rouen's Romanesque cathedral, leaving just St Romain's tower, the side porches of its front, and part of the nave. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Along the quays of the port of Rouen, the finest and largest sailing ships, modern warships and many other outstanding ships (around 50) come from all around the world and sail up the river 'La Seine' towards Rouen.
City Hall and Church of St. Ouen, Rouen In 1200, a fire destroyed part of Rouen's Romanesque cathedral, leaving just St Romain's tower, the side porches of its front, and part of the nave.
L'Armada, one of the biggest events in Rouen Every 5 years, millions of visitors come to visit Rouen for the prestigious event 'L'Armada'.
Performing arts The main opera company in Rouen is the Opéra de Rouen - Normandie.
His body was taken to Rouen, where his entrails were buried, and his embalmed corpse was returned to England.
Some fifty tall ships from all over the world will be moored along the 7 kilometres of the Seine quay in Rouen for 10 days.
The agency earlier said the object was expected to "safely strike" the earth's atmosphere near to the French city of Rouen.
A fire broke out in the tower of Rouen Cathedral.
A police vehicle is parked by an entrance of a synagogue in Rouen, Normandy, where French police earlier killed an armed man who was trying to set fire to the building on May 17, 2024.
A train conductor had seen several people near a railway electrical cabinet just south of Rouen, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
Police officers discovered the man on the roof of the building, clutching the metal bar in one hand and the kitchen knife in the other, and smoke rising from the synagogue's windows, Rouen prosecutor Frédéric Teillet said.
She lost her opener in Rouen and her second match in Madrid.
The construction of Rouen cathedral dates from the 12th century and it was built and rebuilt over a period of 800 years.
The spire of Rouen Cathedral is on fire.
A yellow vest anti-government protester is detained by security personnel in Rouen today.
Outside the French capital there were demonstrations in other cities including Lyon, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Rouen, Montpellier and Marseille.
In a bit of rain outside Rouen, they felt confident, and never gave me the impression they’d lose grip.
Monet, for example, repeatedly painted the Rouen Cathedral and the waterlilies in his garden.
Monet’s paintings of the gothic facade of Rouen Cathedral, painted in the early 1890s, are mind-stretching marvels.
Although it did not have a university, Rouen became an important intellectual centre by reason of its reputed schools of higher learning.
Common combinations with rouen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of rouen 14×
- in rouen 11×
- to rouen 9×
- rouen cathedral 6×
- rouen and 6×
- at rouen 6×
- rouen in 5×
- the rouen 4×
- rouen was 4×
- rouen the 3×