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Pierre

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. capital of South Dakota
  3. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /piˈɛɹ/ / /pɪɹ/ / [pʰi(ə)ɹ]

name

Etymology: Borrowed from French Pierre. Doublet of Peter.

  1. A male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter.

    The Ferraris pressed the self-destruct button, Lewis Hamilton lost his spot on the podium, and there were champagne moments for Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz Jr.

  2. A surname from French.

    In his cast of characters, you really see a disproportionate focus, I think, on Black women - on Kamala Harris, who he's insinuated only has her job today because of who she dated; to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who he's demanded the LSAT scores of - I don't recall him demanding the LSAT scores for Brett Kavanaugh - Karine Jean-Pierre.

  3. The capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Hughes County.