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Lafayette
[ laf-ee-et, laf-ey-, lah-fee-, -fey-; French la-fa-yet ]
noun
- Ma·rie Jo·seph Paul Yves Roch Gil·bert du Mo·tier [m, a, -, ree, zhaw-, zef, pawl eev , r, awk zheel-, ber, d, y, maw-, tyey], Marquis de. Also 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.
- a city in S Louisiana.
- a city in W Indiana, on the Wabash River.
- a town in W California.
Lafayette
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noun
- LafayetteMarie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette17571834MFrenchMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesman 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
- LafayetteMarie-Madeleine, Comtesse de Lafayette16341693FFrenchWRITING: novelist Marie-Madeleine (marimadlɛn), Comtesse de Lafayette. 1634–93, French novelist, noted for her historical romance La Princesse de Clèves (1678)
Example Sentences
She began her career as a teenager singing in local clubs with groups such as The Lafayettes and The Independents.
Trump's second inauguration day will begin with a service at St John's Church, Lafayette Square, a historic Washington DC church, followed by tea at the White House.
Willis changed his mind after Trump forcefully cleared out a Black Lives Matter protest in Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Square.
His brother committed suicide at just 15 years old in 1983, his parents divorced and his “hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana was going through the oil bust.â€
Graham had previously praised Milley as late as 2020, including after the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he regretted appearing alongside Trump for a campaign photo op at Lafayette Square.
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