Lafayette

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Lafayette, La Fayette /French: lafajɛt/ n

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier ( mari ʒozɛf pɔl iv rɔk ʒilbɛr dy mɔtje ), Marquis de Lafayette. 1757–1834, French general and statesman. He fought on the side of the colonists in the War of American Independence and, as commander of the National Guard (1789–91; 1830), he played a leading part in the French Revolution and the revolution of 1830
Marie-Madeleine ( marimadlɛn ), Comtesse de Lafayette. 1634–93, French novelist, noted for her historical romance La Princesse de Clèves (1678)

La Fa•yette (laf′ē et′, laf′ā-, lä′fē-, -fā-; Fr. la fa yet′),USA pronunciation

La•fa•yette (laf′ē et′, laf′ā-, lä′fē-, -fā-; for 1 also Fr. la fa yet′),USA pronunciation n.

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