Pompidou

American  

[pom-pi-doo, pawn-pee-doo] / ˈpɒm pɪˌdu, pɔ̃ piˈdu /

noun

1. Georges Jean Raymond 1911–74, French political leader: prime minister 1962–68; president 1969–74.

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Pompidou British  

/ pɔ̃pidu /

noun

1. Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1911–74, French statesman; president of France (1969–74)

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Example Sentences

It’s a near-replica of a work shown at the Pompidou with the same solemn title, created to recognize those “physically maimed or mentally harmed” by doctrine and intolerance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

The pair visit the most famous museums in Paris -- the Louvre, the Musee d'Orsay and the Pompidou Centre -- where Mona learns about everything from Renaissance work to abstractism.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Abdoulaye N was previously a guard at the Center Pompidou in Paris, an arts centre containing Europe's largest museum of modern art.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

While the Pompidou is primarily an art museum, and “Hors Pistes” comes with a small exhibition, the festival features a significant number of performances, onstage in the center’s theater, or in its galleries.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Catherine gave Princesse two T-shirts, one from the Pompidou Center, and another from a museum in Paris where she hoped one day her work would hang.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat