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richelieu

Rich·e·lieu
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rish-uh-loo; French reeshuh-lyœ]
    • /ˈrɪʃ əˌlu; French riʃəˈlyœ/
    • /ˈrɪʃəluː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rish-uh-loo; French reeshuh-lyœ]
    • /ˈrɪʃ əˌlu; French riʃəˈlyœ/

Definitions of richelieu word

  • noun richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis [ar-mahn zhahn dy ple-see] /arˈmɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ dü plɛˈsi/ (Show IPA), Duc de, 1585–1642, French cardinal and statesman. 1
  • noun richelieu a river in SE Canada, in Quebec, flowing N from Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence. 210 miles (340 km) long. 1
  • noun richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis (armɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ dy plɛsi). 1585–1642, French statesman and cardinal, principal minister to Louis XIII and virtual ruler of France (1624–42). He destroyed the power of the Huguenots and strengthened the crown in France and the role of France in Europe 0
  • noun richelieu Duc de(born Armand Jean du Plessis) 1585-1642; Fr. cardinal & statesman: chief minister of Louis XIII (1624-42) 0
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