Lassalle

[ luh-sal; German lah-sahl ]

/ ləˈsæl; German lɑˈsɑl /

noun

Fer·di·nand

[fur-dn-and; German fer-di-nahnt] /ˈfɜr dnˌænd; German ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt/, 1825–64, German socialist and writer.

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Examples from the Web for lassalle

After the death of Lassalle, the movement he began departed somewhat from the lines on which he launched it.
Contemporary Socialism|John Rae
In Karlsruhe, according to von Hofstetten, Lassalle wept like a child.
Immortal Memories|Clement Shorter
Yet these days in Berne were the happiest in the lives of Lassalle and his betrothed.
Immortal Memories|Clement Shorter
Helene clutches Lassalle's arm to keep from falling—they both move slowly around the statuesque Frau.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13|Elbert Hubbard

Lassalle and Helene hesitate and look at each other nervously.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13|Elbert Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for lassalle

Lassalle

/ (German laˈsal) /

noun

Ferdinand (ˈfɛrdinant). 1825–64, German socialist and writer: a founder of the first German workers' political party (1863), which later became the Social Democratic Party

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