Pierre Definition & Meaning

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Pierre American [peer, pee-air, pyer] / pɪər, piˈɛər, pyɛr /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of South Dakota, in the central part, on the Missouri River.

2. a male given name, form of Peter.

Pierre British / pɪə /

noun

1. a city in central South Dakota, capital of the state, on the Missouri River. Pop: 13 939 (2003 est)

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Iranian authorities have a formidable internal security apparatus, numbering an estimated "850,000 agents of repression", Pierre Razoux, director of studies at the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies, told French lawmakers on Wednesday.

From Barron's

Pierre Sage's Lens team were looking for a club record 11th successive home league win and they were on course to get the victory when Florian Thauvin doubled their advantage on 56 minutes.

From Barron's

Later, Pierre Schoeman suggested it was a bigger win than last week's victory over England.

From BBC

“The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part,” goes a line attributed to Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Having used that terrible experience of Rome as fuel for Murrayfield, what will get them to the dark place - as the prop Pierre Schoeman might put it - before Wales in Cardiff on Saturday?

From BBC

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