Richelieu

American  

[rish-uh-loo, reesh^uh-lyœ] / ˈrɪʃ əˌlu, riʃəˈlyœ /

noun

1. Armand Jean du Plessis Duc de, 1585–1642, French cardinal and statesman.

2. a river in SE Canada, in Quebec, flowing N from Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence. 210 miles (340 km) long.

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Richelieu British  

/ riʃəljø, ˈrɪʃəˌljɜː /

noun

1. Armand Jean du Plessis (armɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ dy plɛsi). 1585–1642, French statesman and cardinal, principal minister to Louis XIII and virtual ruler of France (1624–42). He destroyed the power of the Huguenots and strengthened the crown in France and the role of France in Europe

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Example Sentences

Cardinal Richelieu countered encirclement in the 1600s with a masked war of diplomacy to win allies and delay confrontation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eventually, they discovered on their intranet system that “Jikji” was locked away in a basement vault in the old Richelieu branch in central Paris.

From Seattle Times

“Richelieu” is set at a Canadian industrial plant, where Ariane is tasked with translating the Québécois French dictates of her boss into the Spanish spoken by the mill’s stable of Guatemalan laborers.

From New York Times

It sits in the Salon d’honneur inside the Rue Richelieu entrance.

From New York Times

Before drafting his design, Mr. Jouin visited the Richelieu and saw a mix of seating in various rooms, including rows of high-backed caned chairs.

From New York Times