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Boulangism

[ boo-lan-jiz-uhm ]
/ buˈlæn dʒɪz əm /

noun

the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.

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Origin of Boulangism

1885–90; <French boulangisme. See G. E. J. M. Boulanger, -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Boulangism

Bou·lan·gist, noun

Words nearby Boulangism

bouillotte lamp, bouillotte table, Boulanger, boulangerie, boulangerite, Boulangism, boulder, Boulder Canyon, boulder clay, Boulder Dam, bouldering
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