Vendean

[ ven-dee-uh n, vahn-dey- ]

/ vɛnˈdi ən, vɑ̃ˈdeɪ- /

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adjective

of or relating to the Vendée or its inhabitants.

noun

a native or inhabitant of the Vendée, especially one who participated in the royalist revolt in 1793.

Origin of Vendean

1790–1800; Vendée + -an

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Examples from the Web for vendean

There was not much chance of the day of her execution being settled before the arrival of the Vendean forces.
No Surrender!|G. A. Henty
The president of the district had strong leanings toward a Chouan chief, or a Vendean leader hotly pursued.
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories|Edited by Julian Hawthorne
An insurrection which began in the Vendean district of Anjou grew to a formidable height.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
Austere, as became the gate of Brittany, it had all the luxuriant verdure of the Vendean coast.
The Bird|Jules Michelet

Torfou was the scene of a bloody encounter between the Vendean hordes and Kleber's two thousand hroiques de Mayence.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country|Francis Miltoun