De Valera
noun
Eamon 1882–1975, Irish political leader and statesman, born in the U.S.: prime minister of the Republic of Ireland 1932–48, 1951–54, 1957–59; president 1959–73.
De Valera
American
[dev-uh-lair-uh, -leer-uh]
/ ˌdɛv əˈlɛər ə, -ˈlɪər ə /
noun
de Valera
British
/ də vəˈlɛərə, -ˈlɪə- /
noun
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Michael De Valera, the treasurer of the cooperative’s board of directors, worried about space.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
De Valera took his position as Ireland's de facto head of state extremely seriously and claimed his distance from London gave him a "tactical advantage".
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2021
Dublin’s history is a maze of curiosity, confusion, and contradiction – Hitler bombed the city; Eamon De Valera, the country’s convoluted Abraham Lincoln, sent Germany a note of condolence immediately after his death.
From Forbes ● Oct. 15, 2012
However, many Irish nationalists, led by Eamon De Valera, continued to seek total independence from Britain.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
He’s upstairs sitting by the fire, smoking a cigarette, reading The Irish Press, which he loves because it’s De Valera’s paper and he thinks De Valera is the greatest man in the world.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
In 1937, it was reorganized under a new government headed by Éamon de Valera, an anti-treaty leader, and took the name “Ireland.”
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Opponents of the 1921 treaty, led by Éamon de Valera, felt it did not go far enough.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2021
When the talks opened, de Valera was the leader of Ireland's largest democratically-elected party, Sinn Féin.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2021
Many critics have accused de Valera of making scapegoats of his negotiating team for accepting a deal which fell short of republican hopes, while he refused to share any of their burden or risk.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2021
He was doubtful whether Mr. Edmund de Valera would consent to be a toparch under Danish suzerainty.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-12 by Sir Owen Seaman
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