Vendean
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Vendean
1790–1800; Vendée ( def. ) + -an
Example Sentences
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"Who would have thought of a Vendean turning traitor?"
From No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee by Wood, Stanley L.
Reckoning it with Dunkirk and the Vendean expedition, the government had to confess to three failures in the year.
From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Poole, Reginald Lane
Bruno, however, was the sole Vendean who, during the course of the war, turned traitor to his comrades and his country.
From No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee by Wood, Stanley L.
In such a case, how many Swiss, Bavarian, Tyrolese, Breton, Vendean peasants would go to see the fortune-teller?
From The Bible: what it is by Bradlaugh, Charles
Some of the Vendean leaders persevered in resistance until May, and even after their submission the peace was ill observed, for the Royalists hearkened to the solicitations of the princes and their advisers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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