Gambetta

[ gam-bet-uh; French gahn-be-ta ]

/ gæmˈbɛt ə; French gɑ̃ bɛˈta /

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noun

Lé·on

[ley-awn], /leɪˈɔ̃/, 1838–82, French statesman.

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How to use Gambetta in a sentence

Denis Diderot gives the effect in his work, as Gambetta did in the flesh, of a living force of nature.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2)|Benjamin Ellis Martin
The first so brought in was a Proclamation by Gambetta, who had by means of aerial transit proceeded to Tours.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
Falguires, bronze bust of Gambetta, particularly expressive.
Amiens Before and During the War|Michelin & Cie
He had been appointed by Gambetta in September, in the war year.
A Tatter of Scarlet|S. R. Crockett

I admire M. Gambetta, who is at this moment the first man in France, in my estimation, and the second political man in Europe.
The Fall of Prince Florestan of Monaco|Charles Wentworth Dilke

British Dictionary definitions for Gambetta

Gambetta

/ (ɡæmˈbɛtə, French ɡɑ̃bɛta) /

noun

Léon (leɔ̃). 1838–82, French statesman; prime minister (1881–82). He organized resistance during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) and was a founder of the Third Republic (1871)

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