how to pronounce douane

/dwan/

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douane is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of douane in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… des informations sans douane de près de …”

meanings of douane

noun:

Customs (an authority responsible for controlling the flow of goods to and from a country).
Customs office.

douane frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word douane occurs in french on average 3.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.