Gambetta

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

/ gæmˈbɛt ə; French gɑ̃ bɛˈta /

noun

Lé·on

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

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Examples from the Web for gambetta

How well Gambetta would look in it, and how delighted Mademoiselle would be!
Susan|Amy Walton
But Gambetta did the task of a giant, in spite of another crushing blow to France, the surrender of Metz.
A History of the Third French Republic|C. H. C. Wright
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
Gambetta could not refrain from bitterly upbraiding Ollivier.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8|Various

We have had two more pigeons, but Gambetta either cannot or will not let us know anything of importance.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris|Henry Labouchre

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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