Lafayette

American  

[laf-ee-et, laf-ey-, lah-fee-, -fey-, la-fa-yet] / ˌlæf iˈɛt, ˌlæf eɪ-, ˌlɑ fi-, -feɪ-, la faˈyɛt /

noun

1. 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.

2. a city in S Louisiana.

3. a city in W Indiana, on the Wabash River.

4. a town in W California.

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Lafayette British  

/ lafajɛt /

noun

1. 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

2. Marie-Madeleine (marimadlɛn), Comtesse de Lafayette. 1634–93, French novelist, noted for her historical romance La Princesse de Clèves (1678)

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Example Sentences

Explaining her push for a compromise, Bass said that Lafayette Square is one of Los Angeles’s most significant historic Black neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

With just five hours left on his honeymoon at the Radisson Blu resort in Poste Lafayette, South African finance executive Leonard Beukman, 29, decided to squeeze in a paddleboard session.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Women’s clothing label Lafayette 148 is only in five Bloomingdale’s stores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

"There's a lot of anticipation," noted Alice Feillard, men's buying director at Paris department store Galeries Lafayette.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

“Juan,” Sierra said as she and her brother walked up Lafayette Avenue toward their house.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older