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  • proper noun One of the départements of Bourgogne, France
  • proper noun A river of France, see w:Yonne River

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Examples

  • _Hotels_: The Poste, between the station and the bridge; the * Bourgogne, on the quay on the right bank of the Yonne, which is the principal promenade.

    The South of France—East Half C. B. Black

  • On the bridge across the Yonne is a bronze bust by David of

    The South of France—East Half C. B. Black

  • It is situated on the slopes and the summit of an eminence on the left bank of the Yonne, which is crossed by two bridges leading to suburbs on the right bank.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various

  • Certain it is that I had formed no adequate notion of the fine river called the Yonne, with cattle grazing on its fertile banks: those banks not clothed indeed with our soft verdure, but with royal purple, proceeding from an autumnal daisy of that colour that enamels every meadow at this season.

    Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. I Hester Lynch Piozzi 1781

  • Six were unearthed in Auxerre (Yonne) in 1799, four of which are now at he Cabinet des Médailles de la BnF; the other two reside at the Musee monétaire de la Monnaie de Paris.

    Unique Ancient Coin Die Tiberius, 14-37 A.D. : Coin Collecting News 2009

  • If that is not enough, listen to this from the course brochure: Le Verger is a beautifully renovated complex of farm buildings in a small village in the Yonne département of Burgundy, France.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Roger Sutton 2009

  • The appellation runs along the Serein valley in the Yonne region.

    The Draw of Chablis Will Lyons 2011

  • In the medieval period, they were cultivated by Cistercian monks, but it wasn't until the 19th century, when the waterways of the Yonne fueled an active trade with Paris, that Chablis was created in any real commercial quantity.

    The Draw of Chablis Will Lyons 2011

  • If that is not enough, listen to this from the course brochure: Le Verger is a beautifully renovated complex of farm buildings in a small village in the Yonne département of Burgundy, France.

    This sounds like fun Roger Sutton 2009

  • Marne, the Yonne, the Oise, the Aisne, the Cher, the Vienne and the Loire in a glass of water from the well of Grenelle.

    Les Miserables 2008

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