Villeneuve
[ veel-nœv ]
/ vilˈnœv /
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noun
Pierre Charles Jean Bap·tiste Sil·ves·tre de [pyer sharl zhahn ba-teest seel-ves-truh duh], /pyɛr ʃarl ʒɑ̃ baˈtist silˈvɛs trə də/, 1763–1806, French admiral.
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Words nearby Villeneuve
Ville-de-Paris, villein, villeinage, villein socage, Villella, Villeneuve, Villeurbanne, villi, Villiers, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, villiform
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Villeneuve
/ (French vilnœv) /
noun
Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre de (pjɛr ʃarl ʒɑ̃ batist silvɛstrə də). 1763–1806, French admiral, defeated by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
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