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Pé·tain
P p - noun petain Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44. 1
- noun petain Henri (Philippe) Omer (ɑ̃ri filip ɔmɛr). 1856–1951, French marshal, noted for his victory at Verdun (1916) in World War I and his leadership of the pro-Nazi government of unoccupied France at Vichy (1940–44); imprisoned for treason (1945) 0
- noun petain Henri Phiˈlippe (ɑ̃ʀi fiˈlip) ; änrē fēlēpˈ) 1856-1951; Fr. general: premier of Fr. government at Vichy (1940-44): convicted of treason (1945) 0