Dijon
[di'ʒuŋ]
Definition
(noun.) an industrial city in eastern France to the north of Lyons.
Edited by Joanne--From WordNet
Examples
- After remaining a week at Dijon, until thirty of our number deserted the vacant ranks of life, we continued our way towards Geneva. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- We had longed with inexpressible earnestness to reach Dijon, since we had fixed on it, as a kind of station in our progress. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Poor Lucy herself only survived, till we arrived at Dijon. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The Countess of Windsor died during our abode at Dijon. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Pasteur began his regular professional exper ience as a teacher of physics in the Dijon lycée, but he was soon transferred to the University of Strasburg (1849). Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I, with an hundred men, went forward first as purveyor, taking the road of the Cote d'Or, through Auxerre, Dijon, Dole, over the Jura to Geneva. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Editor: Shelton