Definition of Saône

1. Noun. A river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone.

Exact synonyms: Saone River
Group relationships: France, French Republic
Generic synonyms: River

Definition of Saône

1. Proper noun. A river in France, which flows into the Seine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saône

Sayeret Mat'kal
Sayeret Matkal
Sayornis
Sayornis phoebe
Sayre's jacket
Sayre's suspension apparatus
Sayre's suspension traction
Sayyid
Sazan
Sazarac
Sazaracs
Sazerac
Sazeracs
Saïs
Saône (current term)
Sb
SbE
SbW
ScD
Scabiosa arvensis
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Scandia
Scandiknavery
Scandinavia
Scandinavian
Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian country
Scandinavian language
Scandinavian lox

Literary usage of Saône

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1831)
"Macon, the capital of Saone-et-Loire, is situated on the right bank of the Saone at the frontiers of the department. Tho position may be favourable for the ..."

2. The Earth and Its Inhabitants by Élisée Reclus (1881)
"This department includes the slopes of the hills of Lyonnais and Beaujolais (-3320 feet), and is bounded by the rivers Saone and Rhone on the east. ..."

3. Europe by George Goudie Chisholm (1899)
"The Valley of the Saone and Rhone The Monts Faucilles thus close on the north a long funnel-shaped valley traversed by the Saone and the lower Rhone, ..."

4. Men and Things as I Saw Them in Europe by Nicholas Murray (1854)
"THE sail down the Saone from Chalons is a very pleasant one. The banks of the river have a quiet beauty ; towns are frequent; magnificent bridges frequently ..."

5. History of England, from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles by Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope (1858)
"exclaimed Pitt, raising his hand suddenly to his forehead, " I remember that at Lyons I was taken " to see the conflux of the Rhone and Saone,—the one a ..."

6. History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles by Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope (1853)
"exclaimed Pitt, raising his hand suddenly to his forehead, " I remember that at Lyons I was taken to see the conflux of the Rhone and Saone, —the one a ..."

7. Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1831)
"Macon, the capital of Saone-et-Loire, is situated on the right bank of the Saone at the frontiers of the department. Tho position may be favourable for the ..."

8. The Earth and Its Inhabitants by Élisée Reclus (1881)
"This department includes the slopes of the hills of Lyonnais and Beaujolais (-3320 feet), and is bounded by the rivers Saone and Rhone on the east. ..."

9. Europe by George Goudie Chisholm (1899)
"The Valley of the Saone and Rhone The Monts Faucilles thus close on the north a long funnel-shaped valley traversed by the Saone and the lower Rhone, ..."

10. Men and Things as I Saw Them in Europe by Nicholas Murray (1854)
"THE sail down the Saone from Chalons is a very pleasant one. The banks of the river have a quiet beauty ; towns are frequent; magnificent bridges frequently ..."

11. History of England, from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles by Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope (1858)
"exclaimed Pitt, raising his hand suddenly to his forehead, " I remember that at Lyons I was taken " to see the conflux of the Rhone and Saone,—the one a ..."

12. History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles by Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope (1853)
"exclaimed Pitt, raising his hand suddenly to his forehead, " I remember that at Lyons I was taken to see the conflux of the Rhone and Saone, —the one a ..."

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