La Fontaine

[ French lafawn-ten ]

noun
  1. Hen·ri [French ahn-ree], /French ɑ̃ˈri/, 1854–1943, Belgian statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1913.

  2. Jean de [zhahnduh], /ʒɑ̃ də/, 1621–95, French poet and fabulist.

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La Fontaine

/ (French la fɔ̃tɛn) /


noun
  1. Jean de (ʒɑ̃ də). 1621–95, French poet, famous for his Fables (1668–94)

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