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lafayette

La·fa·yette
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [laf-ee-et, laf-ey-, lah-fee-, -fey-; for 1 also French la-fa-yet]
    • /ˌlæf iˈɛt, ˌlæf eɪ-, ˌlɑ fi-, -feɪ-; for 1 also French la faˈyɛt/
    • /ˌlɑː.fi.ˈet/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [laf-ee-et, laf-ey-, lah-fee-, -fey-; for 1 also French la-fa-yet]
    • /ˌlæf iˈɛt, ˌlæf eɪ-, ˌlɑ fi-, -feɪ-; for 1 also French la faˈyɛt/

Definitions of lafayette word

  • noun lafayette Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier [ma-ree zhaw-zef pawl eev rawk zheel-ber dy maw-tyey] /maˈri ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl iv rɔk ʒilˈbɛr dü mɔˈtyeɪ/ (Show IPA), Marquis de. Also, La Fayette. 1757–1834, French soldier, statesman, and liberal leader, who served in the American Revolutionary Army as aide-de-camp to General Washington, and took a leading part in the French revolutions of 1789 and 1830. 1
  • noun lafayette a city in S Louisiana. 1
  • noun lafayette a city in W Indiana, on the Wabash River. 1
  • noun lafayette a town in W California. 1
  • noun lafayette The dollarfish. 1
  • noun lafayette Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier (mari ʒozɛf pɔl iv rɔk ʒilbɛr dy mɔtje), Marquis de Lafayette. 1757–1834, French general and statesman. He fought on the side of the colonists in the War of American Independence and, as commander of the National Guard (1789–91; 1830), he played a leading part in the French Revolution and the revolution of 1830 0
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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