Villeneuve

[ veel-nœv ]

/ vilˈnœv /

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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Examples from the Web for villeneuve

Villeneuve had given himself up, and was a prisoner on board the Mars.
Drake, Nelson and Napoleon|Walter Runciman
Nelson had ten ships of the line and three frigates, against Villeneuve's eighteen and two new line-of-battle ships.
Drake, Nelson and Napoleon|Walter Runciman
For this disobedience of orders, Napoleon afterwards brought Villeneuve to a court-martial, by which he was condemned.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 424, February 1851|Various
At length, after a short but very pleasant ride, the party arrived safely at the inn again at Villeneuve.
Rollo in Geneva|Jacob Abbott

As you journey from Villeneuve, with what a gentle, bland magnificence does the valley expand before you!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845|Various

British Dictionary definitions for villeneuve

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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