Gouverneur
governor
noun goo-ver-NUER Less Common
Origin: from French gouverneur
Usage Note
Gouverneur is a French loanword kept with French stress on the last syllable and a near-French pronunciation. It is used mainly for foreign or historical governors, since German states are led by a Ministerpräsident. The female form is Gouverneurin.
Examples
"Der Gouverneur hielt eine Rede."
Natural Translation
The governor gave a speech.
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