Dauphin,

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dauphin \Dau"phin\, n. [F. dauphin, prop., a dolphin, from L.
     delphinus. See {Dolphin}. The name was given, for some reason
     unexplained, to Guigo, count of Vienne, in the 12th century,
     and was borne by succeeding counts of Vienne. In 1349,
     Dauphiny was bequeathed to Philippe de Valois, king of
     France, on condition that the heir of the crown should always


     hold the title of Dauphin de Viennois.]
     The title of the eldest son of the king of France, and heir
     to the crown. Since the revolution of 1830, the title has
     been discontinued. Dauphiness

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dauphin
       n : formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct
           heir to the throne

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Dauphin, PA (borough, FIPS 18272)
    Location: 40.36877 N, 76.93039 W
    Population (1990): 845 (345 housing units)
    Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 17018

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Dauphin -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    251798
     Housing Units (2000): 111133
     Land area (2000):     525.289370 sq. miles (1360.493165 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    32.243331 sq. miles (83.509841 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    557.532701 sq. miles (1444.003006 sq. km)
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             40.324487 N, 76.804656 W
     Headwords:
      Dauphin
      Dauphin, PA
      Dauphin County
      Dauphin County, PA
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Dauphin, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    773
     Housing Units (2000): 337
     Land area (2000):     0.442255 sq. miles (1.145436 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.004607 sq. miles (0.011931 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.446862 sq. miles (1.157367 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            18272
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             40.366687 N, 76.931168 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     17018
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Dauphin, PA
      Dauphin