Haussmann

[ hous-muhn; French ohs-man ]

/ ˈhaʊs mən; French oʊsˈman /

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noun

Georges Eu·gène

[zhawrzh œ-zhen], /ʒɔrʒ œˈʒɛn/, Baron, 1809–91, French administrator who improved the landscaping, street designs, and utilities systems of Paris.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Haussmann

Hauss·mann·i·za·tion

[hous-muh-nuh-zey-shuhn], /ˌhaʊs mə nəˈzeɪ ʃən/, noun

Words nearby Haussmann

Hausa, Hausdorff space, hausen, hausfrau, Haushofer, Haussmann, haust., haustellate, haustellum, haustorium, haustration

How to use Haussmann in a sentence

The Haussmann urban-renewal project demolished old neighborhoods.
Dreaming of Paris|Philip Gefter|January 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Paris is always Paris, and always will be, in spite of the immortal Haussmann, both for those who love it and for those who don't.
The Martian|George Du Maurier
In the notorious chamber of Valentine Haussmann the corpse of Dombrowski was laid out upon a bed of blue satin.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary
The two great latter-day Paris boulevards are boulevard Haussmann and boulevard Malesherbes.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff

Besides, the flat in the Boulevard Haussmann was plaguing her to death.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola
We were guests of my fathers old friends, Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge, Boulevard Haussmann, and a complete change of scene it was.
An Autobiography|Elizabeth Butler

British Dictionary definitions for Haussmann

Haussmann

/ (French əsmən) /

noun

Georges-Eugène, Baron. 1809–91, French town planner, noted for his major rebuilding of Paris in the reign of Napoleon III

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