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Mazarin

American  
[maz-uh-rin, maz-uh-reen, ma-za-ran] / ˈmæz ə rɪn, ˌmæz əˈrin, ma zaˈrɛ̃ /

noun

  1. Jules Giulio Mazarini, 1602–61, French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy: chief minister of Louis XIV 1642–61.


Mazarin British  
/ mazarɛ̃, ˈmæzərɪn /

noun

  1. Jules (ʒyl), original name Giulio Mazarini. 1602–61, French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy. He succeeded Richelieu (1642) as chief minister to Louis XIII and under the regency of Anne of Austria (1643–61). Despite the disturbances of the Fronde (1648–53), he strengthened the power of France in Europe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Officers were called to an apartment in the 4200 block of Mazarin Place about 10:30 a.m. for a welfare check by a parent of one of those found dead, a police spokesman said.

From Washington Post Jun. 7, 2022

Rossi, who had enjoyed a thriving, if tumultuous career in Rome, relocated to Paris, where, under the sponsorship of Cardinal Mazarin, he was tasked with introducing French audiences to Italian opera.

From New York Times Nov. 11, 2021

"The Miraculous Draft of Fishes" also had belonged to Mazarin.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 19, 2015

When Cardinal Mazarin died in 1661, the 22-year-old Louis took control of the government himself.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

Towards 1648 he was invited to France by Cardinal Mazarin, and for about two years was employed in buildings for that minister and for Louis XIV., and in fresco-painting in the Louvre.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

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