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lafayette, marquis de

La·fa·yette
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    • 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/
    • 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, marquis de words

  • noun lafayette, marquis de 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, marquis de a city in S Louisiana. 1
  • noun lafayette, marquis de a city in W Indiana, on the Wabash River. 1
  • noun lafayette, marquis de a town in W California. 1
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