carrefour

[ kar-uh-foor, kar-uh-foor ]

/ ˈkær əˌfʊər, ˌkær əˈfʊər /

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noun

a crossroads; road junction.

a public square, plaza; marketplace.

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Origin of carrefour

1475–85; <French; earlier quarefour,Middle French quarrefour<Late Latin quadrifurcum, neuter of quadrifurcus with four forks, equivalent to quadri-quadri- + -furcus -forked, adj. derivative of furcus, furcafork

Words nearby carrefour

carrageenan, Carrantuohill, Carranza, Carrara, Carrara marble, carrefour, carrel, Carrera, Carreras, Carrère, carreta

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How to use carrefour in a sentence

French retail giant Carrefour has sold all its stores in Greece to its local partner for … one euro!
Greece Going for Yard Sale Prices|David Frum|June 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It is so easy to take a wrong turning at the cross-roads of life, and assuredly Denise stood at a carrefour now.
The Isle of Unrest|Henry Seton Merriman
A modern journalist called its carrefour—the point where it meets the Rue du Faubourg Montmartre—carrefour des crass.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff
As they entered the carrefour, the girl ran in front of him and pushed him back with all her strength.
Lorraine|Robert W. Chambers

However, on the next day, the horse combat was appointed in the carrefour, by the pine-tree.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Isaac Disraeli
Ce ne fut pas un tournant, mais un angle vif; comme un carrefour.
Histoires grises|E. Edouard Tavernier

British Dictionary definitions for carrefour

carrefour

/ (ˈkærəˌfɔː) /

noun

a rare word for crossroads

a public square, esp one at the intersection of several roads

Word Origin for carrefour

C15: from Old French quarrefour, ultimately from Latin quadrifurcus having four forks

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