Boulanger

[ boo-lahn-jey; French boo-lahn-zhey ]

noun
  1. Georges Er·nest Jean Ma·rie [zhawrzh er-nestzhahnma-ree], /ʒɔrʒ ɛrˈnɛst ʒɑ̃ maˈri/, 1837–91, French general and politician.

  2. Na·dia (Ju·liette) [nah-dee-uh-joo-lee-et; French na-dyazhy-lyet], /ˈnɑ di ə ˌdʒu liˈɛt; French naˈdya ʒüˈlyɛt/, 1887–1979, French musician and teacher.

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How to use Boulanger in a sentence

  • The use made by Holbach of Boulanger's name makes it necessary to consider for a moment this almost forgotten writer.

    Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson Cushing
  • It was reprinted in later collections of Boulanger's works, and went through several English and Spanish editions.

    Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson Cushing
  • The form of the title and the attribution of the work to Boulanger were designed to set persecution on the wrong track.

    Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson Cushing

British Dictionary definitions for Boulanger

Boulanger

/ (French bulɑ̃ʒe) /


noun
  1. Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1837–91, French general and minister of war (1886–87). Accused of attempting a coup d'état, he fled to Belgium, where he committed suicide

  2. Nadia (Juliette) (nadja). 1887–1979, French teacher of musical composition: her pupils included Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, Darius Milhaud, and Virgil Thomson. She is noted also for her work in reviving the works of Monteverdi

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