Lesseps

[ les-uhps; French le-seps ]

/ ˈlɛs əps; French lɛˈsɛps /

noun

Fer·di·nand Ma·rie, Vi·comte de

[fur-dn-and muh-ree, vee-kawntduh; French, fer-dee-nahn ma-ree, vee-kawnt duh], /ˈfɜr dnˌænd məˈri, viˈkɔnt də; French, fɛr diˈnɑ̃ maˈri, vi kɔ̃t də/, 1805–94, French engineer and diplomat: promoter of the Suez Canal.

Words nearby Lesseps

lespedeza, lesquerella, less, lessee, lessen, Lesseps, lesser, Lesser Antilles, lesser ape, Lesser Bear, lesser celandine

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Example sentences from the Web for Lesseps

I told him that Lesseps had declared before he came that he would not act unless with the Commissioners of the Debt.
The Life of Gordon, Volume II|Demetrius Charles Boulger
A few days after, Lesseps consented to conditions such as the Romans would tolerate.
At Home And Abroad|Margaret Fuller Ossoli
Lesseps was no engineer, but a diplomatist, planning great schemes and the means of carrying them out.
The West Indies and the Spanish Main [1899]|James Rodway
More honest than his employers, Lesseps sought with heart and soul to fulfil his task.
History of Modern Europe 1972-1878|C. A. Fyffe

Prominent amongst these prophets of evil were Lesseps and Jules Ferry.
Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy, Vol. 2 of 2|Thomas Wodehouse Legh Newton

British Dictionary definitions for Lesseps

Lesseps

/ (ˈlɛsəps, French lɛsɛps) /

noun

See de Lesseps

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单词	lesseps
释义	Lesseps [ les-uhps; French le-seps ] / ˈlɛs əps; French lɛˈsɛps / noun Fer·di·nand Ma·rie, Vi·comte de [fur-dn-and muh-ree, vee-kawntduh; French, fer-dee-nahn ma-ree, vee-kawnt duh], /ˈfɜr dnˌænd məˈri, viˈkɔnt də; French, fɛr diˈnɑ̃ maˈri, vi kɔ̃t də/, 1805–94, French engineer and diplomat: promoter of the Suez Canal. Words nearby Lesseps lespedeza, lesquerella, less, lessee, lessen, Lesseps, lesser, Lesser Antilles, lesser ape, Lesser Bear, lesser celandine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Lesseps I told him that Lesseps had declared before he came that he would not act unless with the Commissioners of the Debt. The Life of Gordon, Volume II\|Demetrius Charles Boulger A few days after, Lesseps consented to conditions such as the Romans would tolerate. At Home And Abroad\|Margaret Fuller Ossoli Lesseps was no engineer, but a diplomatist, planning great schemes and the means of carrying them out. The West Indies and the Spanish Main [1899]\|James Rodway More honest than his employers, Lesseps sought with heart and soul to fulfil his task. History of Modern Europe 1972-1878\|C. A. Fyffe Prominent amongst these prophets of evil were Lesseps and Jules Ferry. Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy, Vol. 2 of 2\|Thomas Wodehouse Legh Newton British Dictionary definitions for Lesseps Lesseps / (ˈlɛsəps, French lɛsɛps) / noun See de Lesseps Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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