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Arc de Triomphe

[ ark duhtree-awnf ]
/ ark də triˈɔ̃f /
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noun
an arch, located in Paris, begun in 1806 by Napoleon in honor of his victorious armies and completed in 1836. The unknown soldier of France and an eternal flame were placed beneath the arch after World War I.
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Also called Arc de Tri·omphe de l'É·toile [ark duhtree-awnfduhley-twal] /ark də triˈɔ̃f də leɪˈtwal/ . English Arch of Tri·umph [ahrchuhv trahy-uhmf, trahy-uhmf] /ˈɑrtʃ əv ˈtraɪ əmf, ˈtraɪ ʌmf/ .

Origin of Arc de Triomphe

First recorded in 1810–20; from French: “arch of triumph”

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British Dictionary definitions for Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe
/ (ˈɑːk də ˈtriːəʊmf, French ark də trijɔ̃f) /

noun
the triumphal arch in Paris begun by Napoleon I to commemorate his victories of 1805–6 and completed in 1836
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