Boulanger

[boo-lahn-jey; French boo-lahn-zhey]

noun

Georges Er·nest Jean Ma·rie [zhawrzh er-nest zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɔrʒ ɛrˈnɛst ʒɑ̃ maˈri/, 1837–91, French general and politician.
Na·dia (Ju·liette) [nah-dee-uh joo-lee-et; French na-dya zhy-lyet] /ˈnɑ di ə ˌdʒu liˈɛt; French naˈdya ʒüˈlyɛt/, 1887–1979, French musician and teacher.

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Examples from the Web for boulanger

Contemporary Examples of boulanger

Boulanger however was not the stuff of which dictators are made.
Top Ten Military Sex Scandals, Part Two
David Frum
November 13, 2012
Mme Bonnemain died in 1890; Boulanger returned from exile to blow his brains out atop Mme Bonnemain's Brussels grave.
Top Ten Military Sex Scandals, Part Two
David Frum
November 13, 2012

Historical Examples of boulanger

He lent it to Boulanger, and there he lived the life of an exiled monarch.
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2)
Harry Furniss
In his opinion the greatest genius of the century was Boulanger.
The Gods are Athirst
Anatole France
But General Boulanger will make it possible for us to apply these ideas!'
France and the Republic
William Henry Hurlbert
If they succeed in unmaking their legend of Boulanger, where are they?
France and the Republic
William Henry Hurlbert
They made Boulanger to save it; now they are trying to unmake Boulanger to save it.
France and the Republic
William Henry Hurlbert

British Dictionary definitions for boulanger

Boulanger

noun

Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1837–91, French general and minister of war (1886–87). Accused of attempting a coup d'état, he fled to Belgium, where he committed suicide
Nadia (Juliette) (nadja). 1887–1979, French teacher of musical composition: her pupils included Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, Darius Milhaud, and Virgil Thomson. She is noted also for her work in reviving the works of Monteverdi

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