Chrétien

[ krey-tyen; French krey-tyan ]

noun

1. Jean, born 1934, Canadian politician: prime minister 1993–2003.

Chrétien

/ kretjɛ̃ /

noun

1. Chrétien(Joseph Jacques) Jean1934MCanadianPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: prime minister ( Joseph Jacques ) Jean. born 1934, Canadian Liberal politician; prime minister of Canada (1993–2003)

Example Sentences

Chretien de Troyes has Yvain and Gawain fighting anonymously for hours without stopping until night forces them to draw back.

From The Daily Beast

The Chretien government won three successive majority governments in 1993, 1997 and 2001.

From The Daily Beast

On their arrival they were distributed according to the orders of Brother Chretien Turc, now superior.

From Project Gutenberg

So we leave Chretien to speak across the ages for himself and his generation.

From Project Gutenberg

Chretien's originality, then, consists in his portrayal of the social ideal of the French aristocracy in the twelfth century.

From Project Gutenberg

Chretien de Troyes wrote in Champagne during the third quarter of the twelfth century.

From Project Gutenberg

"Lancelot" must be the keystone of any theory constructed concerning the moral evolution of Chretien.

From Project Gutenberg