Rouen: Meaning and Definition of

Rou•en

Pronunciation: (r-än', -än' Fr. rwän), [key]
— n.
  1. a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431. 118,332.
  2. one of a breed of domestic ducks resembling the wild mallard.
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