de Gaulle

[ duh-gohl, gawl ]

/ də ˈgoʊl, ˈgɔl /

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noun

Charles An·dré Jo·seph Ma·rie

[chahrlz ahn-drey joh-zuhf muh-ree; French sharl ahn-dreyzhoh-zefma-ree], /tʃɑrlz ˈɑn dreɪ ˈdʒoʊ zəf məˈri; French ʃarl ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ʒoʊˈzɛf maˈri/, 1890–1970, French general and statesman: president 1959–69.

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How to use de Gaulle in a sentence

Giraud was reactionary and inept, but at least he was not de Gaulle.
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Kennedy called him out of retirement to act as a liaison with Charles de Gaulle during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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France, for example, possesses only one aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, currently stationed off the Libyan coast.
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The TLS this week looks at mythmakers from the City of London to the Vatican and from General de Gaulle to Napoleon.
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Was Washington using its money to strengthen opponents of General de Gaulle?
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Look how quickly Ike tossed over Anthony Eden and de Gaulle at Suez.
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British Dictionary definitions for de Gaulle

de Gaulle

/ (French də ɡol) /

noun

Charles (André Joseph Marie) (ʃarl). 1890–1970, French general and statesman. During World War II, he refused to accept Pétain's armistice with Germany and founded the Free French movement in England (1940). He was head of the provisional governments (1944–46) and, as first president of the Fifth Republic (1959–69), he restored political and economic stability to France

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