Danton

[ dan-tn; French dahn-tawn ]

/ ˈdæn tn; French dɑ̃ˈtɔ̃ /

noun

Georges Jacques

[zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/, 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.

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British Dictionary definitions for danton

Danton

/ (ˈdæntən, French dɑ̃tɔ̃) /

noun

Georges Jacques (ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk). 1759–94, French revolutionary leader: a founder member of the Committee of Public Safety (1793) and minister of justice (1792–94). He was overthrown by Robespierre and guillotined

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