Moreau

[ maw-roh or, French, maw-roh for 1–3; mawr-oh for 4 ]

/ mɔˈroʊ or, French, mɔˈroʊ for 1–3; ˈmɔr oʊ for 4 /

noun

Gustave

[gys-tav] /güsˈtav/, 1826–98, French painter.

Jeanne

[zhahn] /ʒɑn/, born 1928, French film actress.

Jean Vic·tor

[zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/, 1763–1813, French general.

a river in NW South Dakota, flowing E to the Missouri River. 290 miles (470 km) long.

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Examples from the Web for moreau

But I bet even Dr. Moreau is on his island somewhere thinking, those Danes are nuts.
At the Copenhagen Zoo, Humans Can Be Animals|Kevin Bleyer|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moreau, however, actually pined over a Greek gigolo that was brought along on a trip with her and Richardson.
Richard Burton’s Sexy Diaries: 13 Juiciest Bits|Kevin Fallon|October 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Will you tell me how it happens that Mlle. Moreau's name and address are written in pencil on the back of this card?
Avarice-Anger:|Eugne Sue
Moreau used to be compared by his companions to a drum, which nobody hears of except it be beaten.
Self-Help|Samuel Smiles

DeMarah and Moreau were so far ahead of my generation on the river, that I never saw either of them.
Old Times on the Upper Mississippi|George Byron Merrick
He explained to me that the comparative safety of Moreau and himself was due to the limited mental scope of these monsters.
The Island of Doctor Moreau|H. G. Wells
Moreau was then in accordance with Bonaparte, for Rapatel was sent in the name of both Generals.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

British Dictionary definitions for moreau

Moreau

/ (French mɔro) /

noun

Gustave (ɡystav) 1826–98, French symbolist painter

Jean Victor (ʒɑ̃ viktɔr). 1763–1813, French general in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Jeanne (ʒan). born 1928, French stage and film actress. Her films include Jules et Jim (1961), Diary of a Chambermaid (1964), and The Proprietor (1996)

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