Dupleix

[ dy-pleks ]

/ düˈplɛks /

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noun

Jo·seph Fran·çois

[zhoh-zef frahn-swa], /ʒoʊˈzɛf frɑ̃ˈswa/, Marquis, 1697–1763, French colonial governor of India 1724–54.

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Words nearby Dupleix

duped, dupery, dupion, duplation, duple, Dupleix, duple rhythm, Duplessis-Mornay, duplet, duple time, duplex

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How to use Dupleix in a sentence

This agreement Dupleix, whose heart was set upon the total expulsion of the English, refused to ratify.
With Clive in India|G. A. Henty
The French governor, Monsieur Dupleix, is a man of very great ability, and far-seeing views.
With Clive in India|G. A. Henty
Muhammud Ali, deeming further resistance hopeless, had already opened negotiations with Dupleix for the surrender of Trichinopoli.
With Clive in India|G. A. Henty
So then, in spite of the entreaties of Dupleix, he had detached a considerable force to besiege Clive.
With Clive in India|G. A. Henty

Muzaffar Jung conferred upon Dupleix the sovereignty of eighty-one villages adjoining the French territory.
With Clive in India|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for Dupleix

Dupleix

/ (French dyplɛks) /

noun

Marquis Joseph François (ʒozɛf frɑ̃swa). 1697–1763, French governor general in India (1742–54). His plan to establish a French empire in India was frustrated by Clive

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