Boulanger
Georges Er·nest Jean Ma·rie [zhawrzh er-nestzhahnma-ree], /ʒɔrʒ ɛrˈnɛst ʒɑ̃ maˈri/, 1837–91, French general and politician.
Na·dia (Ju·liette) [nah-dee-uh-joo-lee-et; French na-dyazhy-lyet], /ˈnɑ di ə ˌdʒu liˈɛt; French naˈdya ʒüˈlyɛt/, 1887–1979, French musician and teacher.
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How to use Boulanger in a sentence
Few caused more trouble than Georges Boulanger, a general and war minister who in 1888-89 very nearly seized dictatorial power.
Boulanger however was not the stuff of which dictators are made.
Mme Bonnemain died in 1890; Boulanger returned from exile to blow his brains out atop Mme Bonnemain's Brussels grave.
It was entitled Christianity Unveiled, and bore on its title page the name of Boulanger.
Letters To Eugenia | Paul Henri Thiry HolbachBoulanger's ideas on philosophy, mythology, anthropology and history are of extraordinary interest today.
Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson Cushing
The use made by Holbach of Boulanger's name makes it necessary to consider for a moment this almost forgotten writer.
Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson CushingIt was reprinted in later collections of Boulanger's works, and went through several English and Spanish editions.
Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson CushingThe form of the title and the attribution of the work to Boulanger were designed to set persecution on the wrong track.
Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson Cushing
British Dictionary definitions for Boulanger
/ (French bulɑ̃ʒe) /
Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1837–91, French general and minister of war (1886–87). Accused of attempting a coup d'état, he fled to Belgium, where he committed suicide
Nadia (Juliette) (nadja). 1887–1979, French teacher of musical composition: her pupils included Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, Darius Milhaud, and Virgil Thomson. She is noted also for her work in reviving the works of Monteverdi
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