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Bourbaki

British  
/ ˈbɔːbəkɪ /

noun

  1. the pseudonym of a group of mainly French mathematicians that, since 1939, has been producing a monumental work on advanced mathematics, Eléments de Mathématique

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But it must also be owned that Gambetta, Bourbaki, Faidherbe, and Chanzy ought to have allowed for this.

From The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War by Chatrian, Alexandre

Of all the old generals, Bourbaki was the only one left.

From The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War by Chatrian, Alexandre

And at this moment Bourbaki was at the head of 120,000 men!

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

He had invested almost his entire property in wood in the Hagenau forest, and if Bourbaki and his army should force their way through, all would be lost over there as well as here.

From Waldfried A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold

Bourbaki and Macao marched gaily off, as they were to spend the night in Macao’s village.

From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Speiser, Felix

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