du Bellay

[ doo buh-ley, dyoo; French dybe-ley ]

/ du bəˈleɪ, dyu; French dü bɛˈleɪ /

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noun

Jo·a·chim

[French zhaw-a-keem]. /French ʒɔ aˈkim/. Bellay, Joachim du.

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Words nearby du Bellay

dubbeltje, dubbin, dubbing, Dubbo, Dubček, du Bellay, Dubhe, dubiety, Dubinsky, dubious, dubitable

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How to use du Bellay in a sentence

Du Bellay here refers to the unhappy political state of France during his short life of thirty-six years.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)--Continental Europe I|Various
He was afterwards attached to the suite of Cardinal du Bellay-Langey.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe
On the 18th June, Du Bellay writes that it had made its appearance within these four days.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
Du Bellay writes again in July that only four men in Wolseys great house remained well.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton

Pettie, as we see, wished Du Bellay's advice to be followed, and Rome to be "plundered."
The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare|J. J. Jusserand

British Dictionary definitions for du Bellay

du Bellay

/ (French dy bɛlɛ) /

noun

See Bellay

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