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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
see also:
dolphin 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
dauphin
     n : formerly, the eldest son of the king of france and direct
         heir to the throne

[3] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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 codes: 17018

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
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


[5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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



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