Lafayette
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Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier Marquis de. Also 1757–1834, French soldier, statesman, and liberal leader, who served in the American Revolutionary Army as aide-de-camp to General Washington, and took a leading part in the French revolutions of 1789 and 1830.
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a city in S Louisiana.
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a city in W Indiana, on the Wabash River.
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a town in W California.
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Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier (mari ʒozɛf pɔl iv rɔk ʒilbɛr dy mɔtje), Marquis de Lafayette. 1757–1834, French general and statesman. He fought on the side of the colonists in the War of American Independence and, as commander of the National Guard (1789–91; 1830), he played a leading part in the French Revolution and the revolution of 1830
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Marie-Madeleine (marimadlɛn), Comtesse de Lafayette. 1634–93, French novelist, noted for her historical romance La Princesse de Clèves (1678)
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The 52-year-old “Ironic” singer initially listed her six-bedroom Lafayette, Calif., home for sale on May 12, with an ask of $7.5 million.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
Lafayette Park, across from the White House, is currently closed for significant renovations.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
At Galeries Lafayette on Tuesday, as employees packed away denuded mannequins, admissions officer Li said she thought the store had been too reliant on "the traditional... business model that has existed for decades in France".
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Their unpermitted April 2021 show at Lafayette Park in Westlake, publicized through social media and word of mouth, drew thousands of pent-up punks and kids looking for somewhere to go during the shutdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Morgan managed to talk directly to Cornwallis and to convince him that Lafayette had enough boats to cross the river in pursuit of the British.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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