coupette
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coupette
Example Sentences
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Although the defendants are all former friends or classmates of his, Khanh has insisted on the trial to discourage further coups and to satisfy Vietnamese Buddhists, who felt the "coupette" that failed was essentially anti-Buddhist.
From Time Magazine Archive
With Thao was Catholic ex-General Lam Van Phat, who led an abortive September "coupette" and had been on the lam ever since.
From Time Magazine Archive
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