Dauphine is the female form of the particular French feudal (comital or princely) title of Dauphin (also anglicized as Dolphin), applied to the wife of a Dauphin (usually in the sense of heir to the French royal throne). It is roughly analogous to the British title Princess of Wales.

• Pommes dauphine is a recipe using fried potato.
• Renault Dauphine is a French car launched in 1956. The story goes that as the 4CV was the Queen of the road, the next one should be the Dauphine.
• Université Paris-Dauphine is a university near Porte Dauphine in Paris.

• Dauphiné with an accent is a region of southeast France.
• Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is a cycle race sometimes nicknamed the "Dauphine".

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dauphine". Image Credit.

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