Monnet

[ moh-ney; French maw-ne ]

/ moʊˈneɪ; French mɔˈnɛ /

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noun

Jean

[zhahn], /ʒɑ̃/, 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.

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How to use Monnet in a sentence

What had at first led us into an error is that we made the inquiries under the name of Lamarck instead of that of de Monnet.
Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution|Alpheus Spring Packard

British Dictionary definitions for Monnet

Monnet

/ (French mɔnɛ) /

noun

Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1888–1979, French economist and public servant, regarded as founding father of the European Economic Community. He was first president (1952–55) of the European Coal and Steel Community

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