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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dauphin \Dau"phin\, noun [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dauphin
noun: 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 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
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
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