Boulanger
[ boo-lahn-jey; French boo-lahn-zhey ]
/ ˌbu lɑnˈdʒeɪ; French bu lɑ̃ˈʒeɪ /
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Georges Er·nest Jean Ma·rie [zhawrzh er-nestzhahnma-ree], /ʒɔrʒ ɛrˈnɛst ʒɑ̃ maˈri/, 1837–91, French general and politician.
Na·dia (Ju·liette) [nah-dee-uh-joo-lee-et; French na-dyazhy-lyet], /ˈnɑ di ə ˌdʒu liˈɛt; French naˈdya ʒüˈlyɛt/, 1887–1979, French musician and teacher.
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Boulanger
/ (French bulɑ̃ʒe) /
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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