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Gaulle

British  
/ ɡol, ɡɔːl, ɡəʊl /

noun

  1. See de Gaulle

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To boost its profile, we are told, Citadelle gave gifts of maple syrup to King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II, Charles de Gaulle and Pope Pius XII.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Algerian man was apprehended by police at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport as he prepared to board a flight to Algeria, while the construction worker was detained in Western France, according to prosecutors.

From The Wall Street Journal

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he had given the official go-ahead to replace his country's flagship, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.

From Barron's

The three joined de Gaulle’s forces following the U.S. and British landing there in 1942.

From The Wall Street Journal

Later that year, in Alsace, Paul, then a major, met my grandmother Gabrielle Genoud, who had joined de Gaulle’s troops as an ambulance driver in 1942 in Algeria.

From The Wall Street Journal