Definition of Toussaint L'Ouverture in English:
Toussaint L'Ouverture
proper nountusɛ̃ luvɛʀtyʀˌtuːsã ˌluːvəˈtjʊəto͞oˌsän ˌlo͞overˈto͞or
(c.1743–1803), Haitian revolutionary leader; full name François Dominique Toussaint. One of the leaders of a rebellion (1791) that emancipated the island's slaves, he was appointed Governor General by the revolutionary government of France in 1797. In 1802 Napoleon (wishing to restore slavery) took over the island and Toussaint died in prison in France.
Definition of Toussaint L'Ouverture in US English:
Toussaint L'Ouverture
proper nounto͞oˌsän ˌlo͞overˈto͞or
(c.1743–1803), Haitian revolutionary leader; full name François Dominique Toussaint. One of the leaders of a rebellion that emancipated the island's slaves in 1791, he was appointed governor general in 1797 by the revolutionary government of France. In 1802, Napoleon, wishing to restore slavery, took over the island and Toussaint died in prison in France.