Brazza

[ French bra-za ]

noun

1. Pierre Paul Fran·çois Ca·mille Sa·vor·gnan de [pye, r, pawl f, r, ah, n, -, swa, k, a, -, mee, -y, uh, s, a, -vaw, r, -, nyahn, d, uh], 1852–1905, French explorer in Africa, born in Italy.

Example Sentences

He was of Italian parentage, the family name being de Brazza Savorgnani.

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The greater part of the stone with which Salona was built also came from Brazza.

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Brazza is the largest of the Dalmatian islands, the most populous, and the richest in wine and oil.

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De Brazza was anxious to obtain for France some part of the Congo.

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