Danton

[ dan-tn; French dahn-tawn ]

noun
  1. Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk], /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/, 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.

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Danton

/ (ˈdæntən, French dɑ̃tɔ̃) /


noun
  1. Georges Jacques (ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk). 1759–94, French revolutionary leader: a founder member of the Committee of Public Safety (1793) and minister of justice (1792–94). He was overthrown by Robespierre and guillotined

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