Arc de Triomphe

[ark duh tree-awnf]

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 the eternal flame were placed beneath the arch after World War I.

Also Arc de Tri·omphe de l'É·toile

[ark duh tree-awnf duh ley-twal] /ark də triˈɔ̃f də leɪˈtwal/.

Origin of Arc de Triomphe

< French: arch of triumph

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Might that not be almost called the origin of the Arc-de-Triomphe?
Honoré de Balzac
Albert Keim and Louis Lumet
The main column marched from the Arc-de-Triomphe toward the middle of the afternoon.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete
General Philip Henry Sheridan

British Dictionary definitions for arc de triomphe

Arc de Triomphe

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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