Murat

[ my-ra ]

/ müˈra /

noun

Jo·a·chim

[zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/, 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.

Definition for murat (2 of 2)

Murat²

[ moo-raht ]

/ mʊˈrɑt /

noun

a river in E Turkey, flowing W to the Euphrates. 425 miles (685 km) long.

Also called Mu·rad Su

[moo-rahd soo] /mʊˈrɑd ˈsu/.

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Examples from the Web for murat

More fortunate than Murat, Galeana met his death on the battle-field, in the midst of hosts slain by his own hand.
The Tiger Hunter|Mayne Reid
How far he was responsible for each of Murat's successive acts cannot be known.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
Murat had left the remnant of the grand army over the Niemen on December fourteenth; on the nineteenth he entered Knigsberg.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
The guns emerged at a trot from the column following Murat and advanced up the Arbat.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy

In the first of the succeeding days, Murat took it into his head to show himself at the enemy's advanced posts.
History of the Expedition to Russia|Count Philip de Segur

British Dictionary definitions for murat

Murat

/ (French myra) /

noun

Joachim (ʒɔaʃɛ̃). 1767-1815, French marshal, during the Napoleonic Wars; king of Naples (1808–15)

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